What Pro Soccer Taught Me About Saving Lives

Chasing Life by CNN

Jul 10, 202627:16Health

Once defending goals in Major League Soccer, Dr. Marshall Leonard now defends lives as a physician. Today, he shares the wisdom that carried him through life transitions. Plus, the time he faced Brazilian soccer legend,...

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