Against the Odds – Anthony Razzano pt 2
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AGAINST THE ODDS
Anthony Razzano pt 2
Imagine this…your family has a linage of football greatness. As a young, 12 year old boy, you know this is in your blood too. Your family, your coaches – everyone, is telling you to “never give up” on your dreams.
Very often, we allow things to hold us back. We get angry things did not turn out the way we pictured or planned. We end up accepting these limiting beliefs as “the truth” of who we are. But, in reality, it’s not the setbacks that define us. It’s how we respond to the setbacks. It’s how WE DECIDE HOW WE RESPOND – that’s what truly determines the outcome.
The Bible says, in Proverbs 24 that “A righteous man may fall seven times and rise again.” I like to say, “If you fall seven times, then get up eight!” Amen!
Our guest today knows all too well how your attitude will determine your altitude…
At the age of 12, Anthony Razzano followed the script of many young boys. He wanted to play football. It was in his family DNA. Amen! But, on the evening of October 31, 1987 as he was preparing to play in an important Pop Warner football game under the lights at the historic Taggart Stadium, things changed in one instant of time.
With the flick of one match in his family's garage, a catastrophic incident forced Anthony out a side door, engulfed in a ball of flames. Neighbors acted quickly to extinguish the fire and summon paramedics, who rushed him to a nearby hospital.
He was then airlifted was transported by helicopter to one of the top Burn Trauma Centers in the country, the West Penn Burn Unit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
While the medical staff worked to save his life the doctors explained the seriousness of the situation to his family. His family was told to make funeral arrangements. The doctors said, they would do everything in their power to save his life, but did not give any hope for him to survive. Zero percent. They said he probably would not live through the night.
But God had a different plan. Amen! After battling multiple bouts of sepsis and receiving over 134 blood transfusions - and being given his last rights three times, he survived! Amen! Anthony was released from the hospital on January 14, 1988. When Anthony walked out of West Penn, he didn’t walk alone.
With his family by his side and halls lined with patients, medical staff and members of the media applauding, he beat the odds. But surviving wasn’t the end of the journey.
He now had to face the painful recovery, the intense physical therapy, and every other obstacle in his way to live a meaningful life. Although he lost the fingers on his left hand and suffered scarring all over his body, he continued to fight back and ultimately resumed playing football for the New Castle Red Hurricanes.
In fact, again defying the odds, Anthony was a two year letterman on the varsity football team, and starting outside linebacker his senior year. Amen!
Anthony knows his survival was a blessing from God. He believes he was blessed with this miraculous recovery for the purpose of inspiring others to keep fighting when they are hardest hit and the odds are stacked against them. Against YOU. No matter what it is! Amen!
Anthony is now a Certified Public Accountant. He is an NFL agent – so he is still involved with football, amen! And his has just released an absolutely fabulous book titled, More Episodes
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