" Baseball ushers in the season whispering. It is a time of renewal and on wrapping up a present which has been frozen for five months. But now looks blogs and right hollers of possibilities and ops. Borrowing a season in which the team won a franchise record 100 games. The Angels embarked on a 162. Game voyage in April of 2009. And looked -- right -- to help steer them towards a championship. In the teams' third game 22 year old nicknamed the heart colossal. Departing his first start after tossing six scoreless innings if there was any lingering doubt about his status in the rotation. Following this performance it had now been erased. A few springs earlier in Tempe. -- met and befriended an aspiring sports agent and Arizona State University student. Henry Pearson's personality was more dynamic than a big league leader. It grabs you gently at first but they had elegy captain. Whenever nick -- Anaheim Henry was there. On this night so to -- Henry's childhood friend from Manhattan Beach Jon Wilhite. And Courtney Stewart us stunningly beautiful former cal state Fullerton cheerleader who had just recently become friends -- all three man. For young adults -- the world of possibilities ahead of them. Form books which were still only on their opening chapters. And then in one split second it all changed."

" When you have an injury that and that creates. Fatalities like this were worth three the passengers. The prognosis for -- anyone else in the vehicles -- because of the of the force of the impact had to be tremendous."

" When John -- WCI medical center. Doctor net and box -- and his team discovering John's head had been displaced. From his spine. This kind of injury because it's Solheim and then. And so unstable. He kind of think of this goal sitting on the almanac is with the big ice cream scoop sitting right on cone. And so now that I -- loose and really just fall."

" After body yes. He told us actual surgery -- performed many times. But not on somebody that -- internally captain. And he just made me feel a --"

" Everyday we do very complex surgery but routine -- things we do every day. We're stopping people from -- pain of stopping people thousand -- in their hands or arms. A case like this. Where -- some news comes in and he finished the surgery. In a month later they come to your office and they're walking around supposed to."

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" During his long recovery it UC guide John would watch baseball games on TV from his bed. The joy of the sport frequently tainted by a ticker on the bottom of the screen. Detailing again and again. The loss of Angel pitcher nick -- and 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 experienced the monument for himself."

" Harder his family his wound."

" Playing and now."

" There's danger that you only have. -- games and mixed."

" You're small -- tying him."

" Season -- AFC and -- like you know you and god bless you you wouldn't Angel and you details the world."

" Where -- left cheer for a special concert."

" Our pressure on me no and no."

" Playing catch. 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 -- is that hard -- an idealist I mean we -- Henry -- very well growing up with. Henry and -- how great of a guy he -- I've heard a lot of good things about nick in court as well. So it's going to be hard kinda. Kind of deal with but that's situation that he's been presented he's very very lucky at this juncture me. And different way -- is just getting back. Doing things did without being in key even walking. And talking. I mean my speech is to a slow start people."

" Meehan and share. A limb here -- a fan sass and now every room and bed. So we have some great talks like 2 in the morning when he reaches over and size -- wake me up. And I mean he just tells me you know these series of the cards that I like my said the cards I was dealt."

" No he may not be fully healed as of yet Johnson spirit his smile is art or not damaged in the crash on April 8. And as a result they they're -- spots."

" There were -- Everything has given me. He's involved. School I mean following sales download. Shares Allen Iraqi thing is. I adore her in the classroom on the scale. Everything. So they're never tore me in my life."

" I didn't think of the game. Yeah. He was amazing when he first came into the work that he did the hospital. To get -- this point of rehab I I can really that -- even made it to our level of."

" Care I was hurting him not -- here. -- And there's only a week before. Us and it's exciting. So yeah now. -- It's still hard for me vote it to believe. Now remember that day and I have is a scar from that surgery. I mean is there are me believe it's hard -- media tell people. I was and then that a film. I've been near my head fell off. And now and then -- They throw lapping them I seriously. And generally cat in the Suzanne."

" Tough situation -- guys US is seen. That many pitches all your longer is the bottom of the ninth in the college World Series. And he gets to human and facing great closer with the game on the line."

" Facing the toughest battle in his young life John needs only to reach back to his playing days at cal state Fullerton. To be reminded of how late barely recruited walk on at one of the most accomplished baseball programs in the country. Helped drive his team to Omaha wrong in 2007."

" Two at bats in the -- her answers. We'll learn. I'm telling you are there was three pitches. Factor of both men. Catching. Another isn't -- he's drags. Bill one of these guys you know lining is that they're do you on their team. Whenever you serpent -- and things is read. It."

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" There's a missile -- right field. For his years."

" Two months after the crash John returned to the -- field. To celebrate with his former teammates as they qualified for a return visit to Omaha. It wasn't his first steps since leaving the hospital but possibly his most tragic."

" I know in my life and a lot of these guys and they haven't really been touched -- anything close to them before. And this accident has kind of given us a realization that you know you can make smart decisions."

" The family carefully deep behind the event that took the lives of three of John's friends as crash and not an -- This isn't the first time they've faced such -- Fifteen years earlier for members of -- he's friendly were killed by a drunk driver. Shaky in the family towards making a strong commitment against such me."

" Many people have. Tank -- And some right now by John is now -- Has never done it before and that's one thing with a slacks and that's been so weird for -- to deal with the family we've always been so against it."

" we always take -- feelings of someone it's not drinking that would drive so when this all happened inhabit. He's from the drunken driving was just. Really hard for me to kind deal with because. We're so conscious about it."

" Kurt Suzuki in his third season with the Oakland days was a teammate of John's in the Titans 2004. NCAA title season. -- played the Angels that night of the Kraft. And immediately afterwards hurt and his wife Renee began working on ways to assist John in his recovery."

" Heard a lot of himself in John because John -- also catcher. And they are both walk bonds at Fullerton and he he -- is a little brother I never had."

" He just couldn't help but just be happy when you're on the kid. I mean he's always smiling -- is always a good mood he's a hard worker. Whether it's support whether it's helping with the financial thing or just being -- for -- you kind of want to do anything you can for them."

" This summer the Suzuki's Angels athletics and a number of other organizations CNN outside of baseball. Had help fund raisers to assistant covering some of the cost. For Johns extensive rehabilitation. Including 1 very special evening in Fullerton. Where John was reunited with some very special people."

" Our lives were forever changed on April ninth. And none more than it appears and Stewart and me hearts and we can't begin to think otherwise you go through on a daily base."

" It was any emotional evening. The families of both Courtney Stewart and Henry Pearson were in attendance to lend their support to John. But it was also an important opportunity for the will heights to extend their arms outward and embrace all those who have helped John. In his road to recovery."

" As I stated on April ninth. Our lives were forever changed. Yes because of the craft. A more so because of you. You and the prayers loud and concern you have bestowed upon us. The ones that truly made a difference and John being here with us today."

" We've all had days where. I might come home and bringing them back from rehab and -- my bedroom and cry that was earlier time and he was comin' can home and then he of that happening at -- fans are different moments you know where we were feeling situation."

" Through this we have learned some great lessons and that. Family friend faith. --"