This Was The Person He Wanted To Be
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Still, Seitz dedicated himself to saving this patient’s life. Luckily, he had the support of his team and the FC Dallas organization, who he was playing for at the time. Seitz’s decision was so selfless that he earned the Major League Soccer Humanitarian Award in 2012.
While in recovery, Seitz told ESPN, “This has been a huge struggle, but to be the person I want to be, I had to do this. I wouldn’t change it for the world. And I hope that others would do the exact same thing.”
