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There is also grace in the face of adversity, like when you're 17 and full of life and one of your teammates accidentally hits the gas and changes your life forever.

You know what Bree told her frantic friend as they waited for the ambulance to arrive?

"I love you. I'm not mad. It was just a terrible accident."

Note to Gilbert Arenas: that is how you diffuse trouble with a teammate.

Bree's left leg was beyond saving. Her right leg was iffy. The bones were shattered and there was extensive nerve damage.

Doctors said her right foot would probably be useless. A few weeks after the accident, Bree started wiggling her toes. Then she got her ankle to rotate.

"She never stopped willing her foot to move," Kathleen said.

She spent 32 days in the hospital and underwent eight operations. She got out and threw herself into rehabilitation, drawing a big mental circle around Jan. 13. It would be her last high school soccer game and she didn't want to take it sitting down.

Bree got her first prosthesis on Dec. 23. It looks fancy enough with its tubular construction, but it's just a loaner until a customized one is made. After three months of sitting, a fake leg never felt so good.

"I was so excited," Bree said. "I did so well they let me take it home."

If taking the smallest step was painful -- and it was -- Bree didn't show it. You sure couldn't tell Wednesday night when she put on her jersey one last time. She laced her old green soccer shoe onto her prosthesis and walked onto the field.

"Basically it was her way of saying, 'I'm back!''' Kathleen said.