I felt the cheers : the remarkable silent life of Curtis Pride
On the night of his major league debut in Montreal in 1993, Curtis Pride made his first hit to a standing ovation from the crowd of 45,000 fans. Profoundly deaf since birth, Pride couldn't hear their thunderous applause. But as the cheers grew louder and more insistent, he realized he was feeling those vibrations within his chest--an undeniable acknowledgement of an extraordinary achievement. Pride went on to play in 420 more major league games o...
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