sports scholarship. After he had graduated college, he joined the Calgary Stampeders in the Canadian Football League. However, just two months into the season he was cut from the team. As a result, he spiraled into a severe depression. What helped him? Dwayne explains in a short 2-1/2 minute video by the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) Channel: "You've just gotta remember, hold onto that fundamental quality of faith. Have faith, and on the other side of your pain is something good."
And ‘something good' did happen.
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Wake up determined. Go to bed satisfied
Dwayne remembers being broke at one point, with only seven dollars in his pockets.
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uccess did not come without hard work and serious struggle. Johnson recalls moving a lot. In fact, even though his father was a successful wrestler, their financial situation was less than ideal. Dwayne remembers: "We come home, and there's a padlock on the door and an eviction notice. My mom starts bawling. She just started crying and breaking down. 'Where are we going to live? What are we going to do?"
Dwayne played football through his high school years and ended up going to the University of Miami on a sports scholarship. After he had graduated college, he joined the Calgary Stampeders in the Canadian Football League. However, just two months into the season he was cut from the team. As a result, he spiraled into a severe depression. What helped him? Dwayne explains in a short 2-1/2 minute video by the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) Channel: "You've just gotta remember, hold onto that fundamental quality of faith. Have faith, and on the other side of your pain is something good."