Play From Your Heart: A Journey Through Loss, Resilience, and the Beautiful Game

When rising college soccer coach Scott Martin was struck down by a rare, flesh-eating infection that took both hands and parts of his feet, doctors told him he was lucky just to survive. But survival wasn’t 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 the power of sport to heal what medicine cannot. For anyone who’s ever faced the unthinkable, and still chosen to stand back up, this is a story that proves the human spirit is undefeated.Fans of Wild, Crying in H Mart, and Good for a Girl will find themselves cheering, weeping, and ultimately believing again in the beautiful game, and in the resilience of the human heart. Read more