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>> Will: DION WAITERS IS GOING PUBLIC. DOING WHAT HE LOVES AND DOES
BEST, PLAYING BASKETBALL.
WITH CONFIDENCE BECAUSE HE
FEELS LIKE HIMSELF AGAIN.
BUT THAT WASN’T THE CASE FOR A
VERY LONG TIME.
>>> WE’RE HUMAN.
WE GO THROUGH EVERYTHING JUST
LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.
>> Reporter: WAITERS TELLING
ME HOW A LENGTHY RECOVERY FROM
ANKLE SURGERY WAS NOT ONLY A
STRUGGLE PHYSICALLY, BUT
MENTALLY AS WELL.
THIS JUST DAYS AFTER HE TOOK
TO SOCIAL MEDIA TO SHOW OFF A
MUCH SLIMMER PHYSIQUE AND
CALLING OUT THOSE WHO CALLED
HIM NAMES OVER THE COURSE OF
HIS DIFFICULT COME BACK.
>>> WE HAVE ANXIETY, WE HAVE
DEPRESSION, WE BATTLE EVERY
DAY.
IF I CAN SHARE MY STORY WITH
SOME PEOPLE, MIGHT NEED
SUPPORT, HOPEFULLY MY STORY
CAN HELP.
I JUST FEEL LIKE I NEED TO
OPEN UP.
JUST OPEN UP AND LET THE WORLD
KNOW.
>> Will: IT TOOK AN EMOTIONAL
TOLL ON WAITERS BECAUSE HE
EXPLAINED THAT MOST SAID
INSULTS WITHOUT EVEN KNOWING
HOW MUCH HE HAD TO GO TO IN
REHABBING FROM SURGERY.
>>> I WAS IN SURGERY FOR SEVEN
HOURS.
IT WAS LIKE A BRAND NEW ANKLE.
I WAS OFF MY FEET FOR LIKE
NINE MONTHS.
IT WAS TOUGH, MAN.
IT WAS TOUGH.
I HAD TO BATTLE THROUGH A LOT,
MAN.
EVERY DAY OF THE SAME THING,
EVERY DAY.
REHAB EVERY DAY.
IT WAS FRUSTRATING.
SOMETIMES I WASN’T FUN TO BE
AROUND THROUGH THE PROCESS.
BUT IT MADE ME WHO I AM TODAY.
>> Will: NOW HE’S GOT AN EXTRA
PEP IN HIS STEP AND IN HIS
ATTITUDE.
HE SAYS THE DEPRESSION HE FELT
IN THE PAST BECAUSE HE’S NOT
FOCUSED ON WHAT PEOPLE SAY,
BUT INSTEAD ON WHAT HE’S BEEN
ABLE TO DO.
>>> IT CHANGED MY MIND SET.
IT MADE ME APPRECIATE THE NEW
THINGS IN LIFE.
>> Will: SO WE GOT PHILLY
CHEESE BACK?
>>> IT’S BACK FOR SURE.
I’M IN A GREAT PLACE, MAN.
>> Will: SO GOOD TO SEE HIM IN
THAT GREAT PLACE.
HOPING THAT IT GETS TO HELP
OTHER PEOPLE.
CALVIN, WE’VE DISCUSSED THIS
MANY TIMES.
DION’S ONE OF MY FAVORITE
PLAYERS TO COVER BECAUSE HE’S
SO REAL.
FOR HIM TO EXPLAIN THESE
STRUGGLES, HE LOOKS GOOD AND