A Bond Deeper Than Blood
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Dartanyon Crockett was?a powerfully built but legally blind high school wrestler from Cleveland. His best friend and teammate, Leroy Sutton, who had lost his legs in a train accident at age 11, went to wrestling practices and matches on the back of Dartanyon. Former ESPN producer Lisa Fenn read a story about the boys in 2009, then spent years investing in their lives, forging a connection that endured long after her first TV segment on them aired. In this excerpt from her upcoming book, Carry On , Fenn recounts Dartanyon's improbable quest to medal at the 2012 Paralympic Games in a sport in which he had little prior training: judo. Cramming years' worth of lessons into months of preparation, he would confront his fear and doubt with the help of two steadfast allies.
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