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Stacy Guevara Founder
Told to quit at 14 · Founder of Back in the Game
"In my first year of high school, a doctor told me to quit soccer — the sport I had grown up loving. After going through a long and painful recovery, I did what no athlete ever wants to do. But I refused to let one setback define me. I found peace in donating gear to kids in Central America, and that became the foundation of everything this platform is."
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Marcus R.
ACL tear → back on the field in 14 months
"After my ACL I told myself my soccer days were done. Reading Stacy's story made me realize giving up wasn't the only option. I started small — just walking, then kicking a ball against a wall."
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Daniela L.
Quit after being cut from varsity
"Being cut felt like being told I didn't belong. I stopped playing for two years. What brought me back was realizing I was playing for a coach's approval — not for love of the game."
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Kevin M.
Chronic shin splints · Almost gave up at 17
"Every time I tried to come back my shins would give out again. Three years of this. Being part of this community kept me going when I had almost convinced myself I wasn't meant to be an athlete."
