5 • 703 Ratings
🗓️ 6 March 2020
⏱️ 32 minutes
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A driver rammed into David Mellor when he was 18. It ended his hopes of pitching in the major leagues. It also led to years of sleepless nights cold sweats, and eventually a diagnosis of PTSD. David talks about how that diagnosis changed him, and how he did finally make it to Major League Baseball.
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0:00.0 | In three, two, one. |
0:05.3 | We pulled into parking lot and parked on the right side across from the entrance at McDonald's, |
0:11.1 | and we got out of the car and started walking across a parking lot. |
0:15.1 | David Miller grew up in Ohio. |
0:17.1 | This run to McDonald's was in high school when he was 18. |
0:20.5 | The most notable thing about him around this time was that David was a really good baseball player, |
0:25.7 | but on this evening, he was out to see a movie with a friend when they stopped to get a bite to eat. |
0:30.7 | And so I mentioned my buddy, hey, I forgot my wallet. |
0:34.3 | And he said, well, I'm going to go ahead and go and get food. And I went back to the car, picked up my wallet, shut the door, and took a few steps to head back toward the restaurant. |
0:42.3 | And out of the corner of my eye, I saw a car come off the street and they stopped. |
0:51.3 | And then they motioned for me to go ahead and walk. |
0:56.7 | So I started walking, and I heard them rev their engine and squeal their tires. |
1:02.5 | And I saw the car speeding toward me. |
1:06.4 | So I raised both my hands and my left leg, and the car hit me. |
1:12.8 | Wow. |
1:14.2 | And threw me 20 feet in the air. |
1:17.7 | And luckily, I slammed right into the corner of the brick wall in that door. |
1:22.9 | Because as soon as I looked up, the car was coming at a higher rate of speed. |
1:30.5 | And the car, metal bumper hit the metal handrail and sparks flew. And the car's engine was revving and the car was |
1:37.0 | pinning the bumper against my knee. And I was screaming at the lady to stop, stop. |
1:43.4 | Oh my gosh. Trying to push the car off of me. |
1:46.7 | And I can see the lady just staring at me in a panic. |
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