The quarterback who almost wasn't

by Jorge Prieto

More than just a story of achievement in sports, The Quarterback Who Almost Wasn't is the inspirational biography of a young man whose love of football led him to overcome a potentially disabling heart disease. Jorge, a young Mexican living in Los Angeles, falls in love with this foreign sport and later champions its development in Mexico. The Quarterback Who Almost Wasn't is set against the richly textured background of the Mexican Revolution, international conflict and social class rivalry in Mexico, all of which touch young Jorge directly and eventually lead him to become an important mediator of cultures, languages and people both in Mexico and the United States. Ultimately, this is the biography of a teenager who not only triumphs at football but also in launching a career in medicine. As a doctor, he is able to further the high ideals and altruism inherited from both of his parents, as well as the tenacity, leadership and commitment that he developed as an athlete.