" On the ninth of April 8 2009. Car crash took the lives of Courtney Stewart Henry Pearson. And Angels pitcher Nick -- hard. A similar fate should have -- all through the more passenger in the car. Why didn't may not be fully realized for the then again as each day passes and his strength and in. Smile grows -- we come to understand that today our lives are richer and because John will I survive."

" It was late night. Show which is -- time we get severe accidents. I'm going down lemon to that intersection -- see lots of police cars variety hello lots of debris in the roadway as -- pulled out."

" 22 year old Hayden a hard head pitched big game of his young life just hours before the crash. To celebrate the achievement the foursome headed off to a dance club seven miles away. They were less than ten seconds from their destination. When -- once convicted drunk driver and tragically struck again."

" John stars coming south Bob lemon -- the -- then hit a game to be an intersection from the west. Good to hit the man ended up here. Jobs trying to live here with the driver there's in the Anderson drivers but for -- on the situation worked out. Really well for for jobs because that put us in Colorado when it. From that point he was pulled straight out of the vehicle on the back window with a vehicle into the blown out. So they pulled him straight out of the vehicle on to a backboard which allowed just five to stay in perfect alignment. Some miracle and is apparently wasn't this time we'll lose time he'll definitely."

" I -- in the west myself so we'll. Pressure outlive a child soul but. No that was in his time."

" Paramedics and a great job on the field and -- really top notch can't say enough about me. The name and bring him hear him call them coach from the which is the highest level not so she needs someone isn't horrible accident man on the brink of letting her mom."

" John was fitted with a halo to keep his head stayed home but remained in critical condition general -- trauma team emerged from doctors can initial valuation. See what's going on here and for John nice."

" That he's good leave -- broken Zack and severed the connection between his skull and the Tom moments. Call internal decapitation or some other fancy medical terms for. And eternal decapitation sums it up pretty well. Yeah most people on this injury -- decided. Probably more than nine -- him killed me almost immediately entering 5% essentially want some sort of sitting -- watching --"

" News -- six years earlier John had walked on to one of college baseball's power -- programs cal state Fullerton. It is five years with the Titans John started just a handful of games. But his value was founded areas stats can't measure. There is no way to judge a players mark or Eric you're more the effect they have on teammate."

" He was our best shot off the bench no hair Clippers every big situation he was the guy really want to come into play. And I think -- as mental makeup and the way he treated our team anyway he was on the on the field you know can give us Youkilis is just seeing you know it is -- to Stephon and we help this team win. You came to practice every day with a smile states we didn't matter that he knows the name might not be in the lineup that day he came to help prepare his teammates and make them better on a daily basis. And that's the thing that that's that's when I was coaching job that I remember masses he was just a guy that everybody. -- like themselves so it's everyone wants to be around online for what it's."

" Mega ball players who know ride under pressure gamers. And that is -- Johnson coaches knew him. Crucial late game situation John was called upon tying match that you can't just pinch hit. Including twice in the 2007. College World Series where he went one for two. Now he's -- the biggest at bat."

" You look at tragedy like that how many things and go wrong for them to be -- in that split second. Site. Either way and in their -- banners -- So. That many things had to go right and for John and for the first."

" About seven days eight days we didn't know where him."

" You're wasn't that we -- told. By one of the surgeons that it wasn't looking too good as far as survival we didn't know I mean it was very very serious."

" And as far as -- to play like it was even."

" More serious alive that was extremely hard to Dillon. And Ramirez just thinks Palin when we're told it's alive it's an intensive -- man we -- told his internment -- yeah yeah -- now it's back. Still shocking."

" It was a -- to the ranch before the swelling in Johnson ended. Loud when doctor Monty out to perform the surgery. To reattach Johnson head to this fine. Miraculously. John survived. All the drama. Each day he -- more and more improvement. On the same day Courtney Stewart was laid to rest. John's tubes helping him to breathe -- removed. Allowing him to talk. To ask questions. Top questions."

" We -- to me than -- accidents and any of London now. How the other people are on the car and Tony and I -- at crossing each other. And then he says they've died Wednesday and we show idea. So."

" That was tough yeah I mean there was there was real tough. And we're still process and now we're still we're still trying to let a little bit of that and really get cards and I would start reading them cards and."

" He would take something -- put him on the fifth making it to real you know he had just taken a little at a time."

" It was definitely weird together road over the bearden. -- logo with a sore neck so I have some questions. And whereas my parents. Have you -- I mean. You hear our lawyer in me. I mean. In February is because there's slowly I think confirmation. Ireland's. Top. I mean there are all right in there or didn't. His -- father and do very do."

" During his long recovery at UC guide John would watch baseball games on TV from his bad. The joy of the sport frequently tainted by a ticker on the bottom of the screen. Detailing again and again the loss of Angels pitcher Nick Hayden heart. From his hospital room just a few blocks from Angel Stadium. Family members would glance out the window and see the -- Hart memorial grow day after day. This moment is the first time John experience the monument for himself."

" Harder in his spare me. --"

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" You know all jail. You know match. Being the only one out of four people on the part of survivors of very. I mean we're very fortunate he's very fortunate on is that part in a deal I mean we knew Henry -- very well growing up us. Henry and and how great of a guy he is I've heard a lot of good things about American Courtney as well. So it's going to be hard thing there. Kind of deal with the best situation that he's been presented is very very lucky."

" Though he may not be fully healed as of yet John spirit and smiled his heart were not damaged in the crash on April -- And as a result they bear no --"

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" Day's law school I mean. Barnes and download. Pictures Eleanor are consensus. -- or -- classroom on the scale. Everything's. So they're never old for a rule in my life. I think John's an inspiration to a lot of people find the fact that he's a good kid. Any hard workers and blue collar guy and I think that's midseason -- people. Where remains -- he's not here now he's -- he's. He can not complain yes I think he had one bad day and it wasn't because he missed about -- The only bad day he had penniless when each other's. He had to think about."