From the book:

My name is Jason Skidder, but you can call me Skids. When I was young, I thought my life was pretty simple—I had school, my friends, and my love for soccer. I also had a plan. I would go to high school in San Francisco, then to college, and if things fell into place, I would become a professional soccer player. Or so I thought.

One day, my life got flipped upside down, literally, in a single moment. Over the next few years, I struggled to figure out where I was and who my friends were. I even began to doubt if my parents cared about me. Through it all, though, my soccer ball was the one thing in the world that never left my side. Without that ball and the game, I'm not sure if I ever would have made it—but I did. Yet, I'll never forget the day my parents broke the news. At the same time, I thought my life was over. Little did I know that my adventure had just begun...