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What's it like to be at the top of your game only to be suddenly incapacitated in the blink of an eye?

On this episode of True Life, you'll meet three young athletes struggling to overcome injuries that threaten to derail their dreams for the future.

Anthony Mason Jr. hopes to follow in his father's NBA footsteps. But this baller's ambitions may be dashed by a TORN TENDON IN HIS FOOT that's left him barely able to walk. Is it game over for number 2 --or will the college senior rebound and get selected in the NBA draft?

Victoria blew out her ACL playing BASKETBALL and now has to spend her junior year on the bench -- and on the pull-out couch -- under the watchful eye of her over-protective parents. Can Victoria prove to mom and dad that she's got her rehab under control -- or will they continue to add insult to injury?

But nothing quite compares to the plight of Derek, a 17 year-old hockey player who suffered catastrophic spinal cord damage that left him paralyzed from the chest down. Once an offensive threat on the ice, Derek currently can't perform many of the most basic tasks. Will Derek and his family -- which tends to his every need -- ever be able to live normal lives again?

They've experienced painful -- even traumatic, impairments. Is the hard part over -- or has it only just begun? Find out next on True Life: I'm Rehabbing My Injury.