Professional Athletes Who Are Real-Life Heroes

Estenor Credits His Heroic Act To A Different Cause

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Estenor was able to lift the 3,500-pound car using what experts call “hysterical strength,” which in times of crisis gives people the ability to do actions requiring more strength than they normally wouldn’t have. It may be the hysterical strength that helped Estenor save Arzola’s life, but the former college football player cites another source.

“God puts you in the place he had planned all the time. God told me to go to that cafeteria for a reason. I never go to that cafeteria at night… but because I was there, I was able to help that gentleman,” Estenor told Palm Beach Post in 2012.