A Chosen Bullet: A Broken Man's Triumph Through Faith and Sports

by Renje, Bill

• ISBN13: 9781935507451
• ISBN10: 1935507451
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-12-17
• Publisher: Emerald House Group Inc

Summary

A Chosen Bullet is the story of what Bill's passion as a Chicago sports fan has taught him in life and the struggles this passion helped him to overcome from the day a 9mm bullet ripped through his neck from five feet away. Bill's life has been contrasted by deep darkness and then glorious light, characterized by overcoming through perseverance, stained by first underachieving and then finally experiencing success that few will ever know. A bottomed-out permanently paralyzed teenager becomes a two-time Paralympic gold medalist, a very happily married man, a blessed father of three children, and a successful businessman. With the support of family and eventually a deep-abiding Christian faith providing his foundation, these values and lessons intertwining with Bill's thirty-three year journey as a Chicago fan take him from tragedy to triumph.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 9
Rock Bottom	p. 13
Blue Heaven Lost	p. 15
1984	p. 19
The Struggle (1989-1991)	p. 25
The Boys of Summer	p. 33
Winning Ugly	p. 43
The Preparation (1992-1995)	p. 57
Chip on the Shoulder	p. 63
A Team for the Ages	p. 71
The Aftermath	p. 79
Champaign Times	p. 85
The Glory Years (1996-2000)	p. 103
The Last Great Dynasty	p. 119
Photo Section	p. 121
Golden Era	p. 139
The Best of Times (2001-Present)	p. 159
1917	p. 175
Another Steep Climb	p. 183
Team Renje	p. 191
Remembering the Roar	p. 207
One Goal	p. 217
Concluding Thoughts	p. 237
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