Shooting
On Sunday, February 24, 2008, Pruitt was shot in the head during an apparent robbery attempt while visiting the home of his cousin in Shaker Heights. The bullet missed his brain, and after surgery, he was released less than two weeks later on March 5, 2008. To date (2011), Pruitt has made a miraculous full recovery. Pruitt resumed training activities and tryouts one month after the shooting.
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Famous quotes containing the word shooting:
“Writing or printing is like shooting with a rifle; you may hit your reader’s mind, or miss it;Mbut talking is like playing at a mark with the pipe of an engine; if it is within reach, and you have time enough, you can’t help hitting it.”
—Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809–1894)
“Power ceases in the instant of repose; it resides in the moment of transition from a past to a new state, in the shooting of the gulf, in the darting to an aim.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“I’ll tell you one thing. If a little green man pops out at me I’m shooting first and asking questions later.”
—Edward D. Wood, Jr. (1922–1978)