"I felt right away that I was written off. It was just so just . . . put it to the side, and matter-of-factly. If a doctor tells me, 'Hey, that's it, and this is how it is,' and I don't buy that, I think that I have the right to disagree with you. I know inside me I have a lot of talent and a lot of ability. And I have it, I know I have it. It wasn't a matter of if I want to play again, it's when. So, we took the bull by the horns."