Beyond the field, Martin is a dedicated educator in Wisconsin and the host of the Life’s a Road Trip podcast, where he highlights stories of resilience and disability advocacy. He has become a powerful voice for amputee abilities and prosthetic advancements. His contributions to research at the University of Washington and Johns Hopkins University have helped shape innovations in the field.
Listen to Scott's full story here:
When rising college soccer coach Scott Martin was struck by a rare, flesh-eating infection that took both his hands and parts of his feet, doctors told him he was lucky to survive. But survival was not enough. Overnight, the man who lived for the game had to relearn how to move, teach, and live without the very tools that defined him.
From hospital beds and courtroom battles to the touchline of a dusty youth-league field, Martin’s twenty-year odyssey is one of heartbreak and rebirth. He rebuilt his body, lost—and found—his purpose, married the doctor who saved him, adopted five children from around the world, and, when everything seemed over again, rediscovered his passion by leading a ragtag team of twelve-year-olds to an undefeated state championship.
Told with unflinching honesty and humor, Play From Your Heart is a memoir about endurance, grace, and sport's power to heal what medicine cannot. For anyone who has ever faced the unthinkable and still chosen to stand back up, this is a story that proves the human spirit is undefeated.
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