Orlando City coach Oscar Pareja wants his players to focus on one thing during the MLS shutdown due to coronavirus — gratitude.
During the past four weeks of the MLS training moratorium, Pareja has coordinated a weekly series of motivational speakers to help his players focus on their mental and spiritual health off the pitch.
One of those speakers was Rebekah Gregory, a survivor of the Boston Marathon bombing. After losing her leg to the terrorist attack in 2013, Gregory has become a public speaker with the goal of “encouraging people to turn their obstacles into opportunities.