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TEDxDUSalons: Jesse Martin

2,016 views · Published 23 February 2011 · 28:04 · Indexed 13 October 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2011 · Education

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On October 30th, 2010, University of Denver hockey player Jesse Martin was hit during a game, breaking his C2 vertebrae.  Doctors told him that 98% of people who have a similar injury die instantly.  Of the 2% who don't die, 99% are left quadriplegic. Just four months after the hit, Martin talks about the way his outlook on life has changed. Rather than a glass half full or half empty, Martin says "I'm happy to have a glass."

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