"The best way out is always through" (Laskas 157).
I like this quote because it brings Bennett whole life struggle into a short sentence, while doing thew same thing for the fight against hiding concussions. For Bennett or anyone else in this fight, it was not an easy victory. The road was long and hard, and they took quite a mental beating. Every time Bennett put out a good piece of work indicating that there was a head injury problem in the league, he would be called a fraud and told his work was garbage. This happened multiple times, and it took other esteemed scientists to back him up on his research for anyone to listen, and even then the NFL stood tall. It took a court case at almost the highest level for families of victims to be compensated for their loss, and the NFL admit that there was a problem with concussion in the league, and there was things they could be doing to fix it.
It took one brave man to stand up who didn't care about his persona, or his reputation, all he cared about was doing the right thing and protecting people from unknowingly hurting themselves. After many long years of fighting, Bennett Omalu and his team finally won. They brought a national organization to court, sued them, and made them put precautions up like warnings, concussion protocol, and now changed to the rules to help keep helmets out of tackling. Not only does this quote sum up Bennett's fight against the league, it can be applied to almost every aspect of life. Life isn't easy, its usually hard. The best feeling in life is overcoming challenges and getting to the top of that mountain you've been climbing. The road is never easy, and there is many speed bumps, but if one is determined to do what he believes is right, then no road is too steep, no challenge too great to overcome.
I think that quote is great when applied to any aspect of life. I wonder who the original speaker was. I am also curious in what way you think this applies to the concussion situation in the NFL. Did they get "through"?
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