Dr. Myron Rolle Knew He Would Be Neurosurgeon After NFL, Credits Ben Carson

Dr. Myron Rolle says he always had in mind to become a neurosurgeon when his NFL career was over … and he thanks Ben Carson with sowing seeds.

The defensive back of football, which became a brain surgeon, joined us at “TMZ Live” on Thursday and told us how he made the very rare transition from the football field to the medical field.

Myron was always gifted at school, spending a year studying at Oxford University as Rhodes Scholar after graduating as a star player in the state of Florida, but he says Ben’s 1990 book, “Gifted Hands,” made him think about neuroscience.

Understanding the NFL’s career is fleeting – Myron’s illness lasted about 3 years after he was elected to Colts – Rolle says he always had a plan in mind after football and became a neurosurgeon because he wanted to help save. life.

Myron still has a connection to football … telling us that his job as a neurosurgery resident at Massachusetts General Hospital will allow him to cut football players and others with brain injuries caused by concussions.

Myron says much of his success is also due to the mindset he has developed from one of his FSU coaches. The goal is to break down big goals into smaller tasks and develop a little better every day … and he’s getting a book. called “The 2% Way: How the Philosophy of Small Improvements Took Me to Oxford, the NFL, and Neurosurgery.”