Curtis was my favorite player growing up as a jet fan in the late 90s. Had i known this portion of his life story, he'd have easily been my favorite athlete of all time. Thank you Curtis for everything

"Don't sacrifice what you wish for most for what you wish for now." -Curtis Martin.

Had no idea. God bless you and yours Mr. Martin. We as a people are traumatized. We all need to tend to our mental health on a daily. Remember that every person is fighting a secret battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Praise God 🙌🏿.

I want to cry while listening to his heart breaking story. So proud that he and his Mom are doing well today. God bless them.

Holy moly that was a tear jerker. Awesome story.

Had no idea wow what a story…you never know the path someone has traveled

What a wonderful tribute. 😢

An amazing individual. Truly inspirational.

thanks you Curtis and Rochelle for your story I didn't realize, I remember you from Duquesne and my family loves you Peace from the Davis family

My fav nfl person ever on and off the field

One of the best videos about the true power of forgiveness and understanding your purpose being goal focused rather then the means to achieve that purpose.

🥺🥺🥺 held back tears the whole time

Amazing!

More people need to see this

Nobody knows the pain of another. This is what the world is lacking today. Compassion and empathy.

If someone asked me who my favorite running back is all time is … it would be Walter Payton, Eric Dickerson or Barry Sanders….. upon this discovery it is now Curtis Martin. Mad respect ✊🏻.

Much better man than I am I praise the Lord for Jesus saving Curtis Martin

Man should made at least 8 pro bowls. Only 5 is crazy! Curtis is an amazing guy that persevered through a lot.

Wow, just wow.

Is like a cycle of unresolved layered trauma carried from one generation to the next. It takes a bold individual to break the cycle; nevertheless, the layers of trauma still exist until one layer at a time is revisited, processed, and corrected.

Curtis Martin!

Wow!

That hit

Lovely 5:58

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This has 416 likes. It needs to have WAY more than that, so let's share. - Sue in Depression, Canada.

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my favorite player & I'm just finding out about his past.. ❤

Never heard of this guy, but sounds like he did the best with what was available to him. On another note, nothing ever changes.

This man lived a nightmare childhood/teenager life i could never picture this growing up worrying about if the father was going kill his mother and then worse living in a dumpster fire Pittsburgh.. Curtis Martin will always be my favorite Jet of all time that will never change till the day i die. Man is the definition of perfection even though he admitted his flaws as a teenager but he was a product of his surroundings. Legit you can tell he gets emotional talking about this the man admitted he never loved football, The tune he tells it in always catches heavy emotionally. Democratic areas in this country is a f'n joke and the republicans are a bigger joke not fighting to get these inner city areas back

Isn’t it Sus his grandma died the same way he was gonna kill his dad? 🧐🧐

Had a similar story but from a different perspective...I am a south African My dad when I grew up was always a jolly guy,fun to have around,but years later when I was like about 6years old,he lost his job...he became more frastrated,more abusive and every weekend always demanding money with force on my mom or me sometimes,I thought the same way as Curtis did,when he goes to sleep,I'd be holding a knife,thinking I am gonna kill this Guy for doing this...my mom had bone fractures because of him...when I was in the 9nth grade in 2009,my father went to jail over the same thing on the weekend, my mom just quickly took what she bought out of the house,went renting over another person's home,like in a garage...from that day on I took upon myself to help her out with getting part time jobs to put something on the table for me and my little sister who was born in 2000...we never seen my father ever till 2018 when I had courage to go and see how he was coping and coming along, surprisingly my dad had gone crazy... totally lost his mind and his siblings no longer care what does or does not do....till this day,I still feel the need to build both of my parents their separate houses,and buy them both cars of their own, because now I forgive my father,I maybe arrogant and stupid,but I feel like at the age 28 and still having both of your parents alive,it's more than a blessing....but then living in south Africa...i'll probably die unemployed Your story inspires me Curtis Martin,I hope and pray I find my passion and get to be a millionaire or just to survive one day just like you