I simply cannot say anything but Bravo to Myron Rolle after reading this interview! It’s Never Too Late to Pivot From N.F.L. Safety to Neurosurgeon Student to NFL to Neurosurgeon. Father, husband. Concerned about giving back to his Bahamian roots.
I believe there is an analogy that has something to do with a broken clock and a blind squirrel, but I forget what it is.
Excerpts for those who can't link. Today, he is Dr. Rolle, and at 35, he is in the sixth year of his neuroscience residency at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital. "Learning how to open up a craniotomy, learning how to put diapers on your newborn kids and be a better attentive husband, all these were tasks that I wanted to accomplish. Any goal, short or long term, doesn’t feel daunting or debilitating. They feel manageable. I appreciate and I pat myself on the back for the small gains, the small wins that I get every single day. It’s a rush of dopamine in my limbic lobe that says: “You’re doing right. This is a reward for doing well.” "I believe that God placed me for such a time as this to be a beacon of hope, a light, a mentor and an advocate. I was on the front lines when Covid hit and got on TV to speak about Black and brown disparities in health care. I was placed here to be a father to my four children and a husband to my wife, Latoya." I’m in year six of seven of my neurosurgery residency, and I have to do another year of pediatric neurosurgical fellowship. My long-term goal is to practice neurosurgery in America for the majority of the year and then spend a portion of the year back home in the Caribbean developing neurosurgical services in the Bahamas and in all the member states of CARICOM, an organization of Caribbean countries.
It is a great story and count me as one of those who assumed he would never pursue a medical career. Well done Mr. Rolle.
Very inspiring to everyone when a successful athlete pursues other successful things after playing days are over . . . especially like this and focusing on helping people! Thanks for sharing @SeabudGator!
Oh crap, we keeping score now? Reminds me of Kayne grabbing the mic asking why Beyoncé didn’t win the Grammy.
Myron Rolle is still the guy who compared the plight of Jameis Winston to that of Emmett Till, so not necessarily bright in all things. Myron Rolle Compares Jameis Winston To Emmett Till, Implies That The New York Times Slandered Him | The Spun: What's Trending In The Sports World Today
Couldn't get in to UF so went to a small school up North. Sure it's just dopamine bubba? Doctors do have access to the best drugs. That's about all I took from it. The rest seems like filler.
