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A crash during a spring 2017 NASCAR race 
left driver Aric Almirola with a broken back.

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His comments on the accident were:

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"In the moment, I felt unlucky and woe is 
me, but then the switch flipped.

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I reflected on how much worse it could have 
been.

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I'm very fortunate I'm not paralyzed."

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Aric had the opportunity to play the “victim 
card” and complain about his situation.

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He chose, instead, to change his attitude.

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He didn’t dwell on the unanswerable question 
of “Why me?”

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He understood that difficulty knows no boundaries—but 
it never needs to win.

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Victory comes to us when we train ourselves 
to respond as a victor,

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not a victim. I'm Mac Hammond, and this is 
the Winner’s Minute.