About this episode

Scott Martin shares his powerful journey of resilience and rediscovering purpose through sport after losing his hands due to a life-threatening infection.

Send us Fan Mail How do you rebuild your life after losing both hands and parts of your feet? In Episode #98 of Pre-Zero Sports Talk, Sid Bensalah sits down with Scott Martin, award-winning soccer coach, educator, disability advocate, and author of Play From Your Heart. After a life-threatening infection led to septic shock, a month-long coma, and the loss of both hands and parts of his feet, Scott was forced to rebuild his life, identity, confidence, and purpose from the ground up. This c...

People in this episode

Host: Sid Bensalah

Guest: Scott Martin

Topics covered

• resilience
• leadership
• coaching
• sports
• personal journey

Keywords

• soccer coach
• septic shock
• comeback
• life lessons
• sports coaching

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Play From Your Heart

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