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Cornell's Gant back on feet

By Mike Waters
Special to ESPN.com

Tuesday, January 23, 2007

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The worst moments came in the middle of the night. Unable to sleep, Khaliq Gant would lie in his hospital bed and stare into the darkness. Paralyzed with two dislocated vertebrae in his neck, he remained upbeat and positive during the day, but sometimes at night, fear would creep in. "I remember having pain in my leg and not being able to massage or scratch it," he said. "It was the only time fear entered into my mind because I couldn't do anything about it." On Jan. 24, 2006 ...

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