Today, I'm sitting down with X NFL star Devon Still. Devon is sharing the incredible story

about his daughter's fight with cancer and how he used the knowledge that he'd learned

through years of playing sports to give her the coaching technique to motivate and focus

on what mattered, to focus on getting well, to focus on how to be strong. If you have ever

walked alongside someone who's ill, I think that you will find incredible solidarity in

Devon's story. And if you are walking alongside someone currently who is fighting an illness,

I think that this will give you hope.

Hi, I'm Rachel Hollis. And I'm Dave Hollis. And we're married. For like 15 years.

And we have four kids. That's like a thousand kids. We've been foster parents to four kids

as well. And we're running a business together. That's a lot of things. It is a lot of things.

But we know that it's possible to have an exceptional relationship regardless of the stresses

you have in your life. So if you want some tips and tricks on how we get through all the

things. This is Rise Together.

Hello, thank you so much for joining me on the podcast.

Thank you for having me.

Yeah, of course. I'm super excited to dig in and hear your story. Hear about your family,

hear about your work. But for people who are not familiar with you already, will you tell us who

you are and what you do.

Yep. So my name is Devon Still. I grew up in Wilmington, Delaware. And I ended up going to Penn State

for college where I became an all-American big 10 defensive player of the year. And in

2012, I was drafted 53rd overall to the Cincinnati Bengals. And that's when really a lot of people

got to learn about me because during my second year in the NFL, my daughter was diagnosed

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