STILLWATER — Cade Smith bristles when he hears the question.
When did you quit?
He suspects folks mean no harm when they ask. He knows they don't intend to rankle him. But that doesn't change the way those words make him feel.
"I have never quit anything," he said.
Only a few months ago, Smith was a preferred walk-on at Oklahoma State, a freshman full of hope, a kid on the verge of living his dream of playing college football. But then, he learned he had several problems with his heart.
What followed was the biggest fight of Smith's life.