Stronger Monologues

Stronger is the inspiring real life story of Jeff Bauman, an ordinary man who captured the hearts of his city and the world to become a symbol of hope after surviving the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.

I'm a hero for just standing there and getting my legs blown off?

They keep trying to make a hero out of me.

And now it's just about healing, getting better, and showing the world I'm fine and that, you know. I'm not gonna let this hold me down, you know, because maybe if they see that, then maybe they won't let stuff hold them down, either. And, you know, there's always gonna be pain, I think, but, I don't know, I just wanna, like... live.

I hope... I hope I didn't get you at a bad time, but I, uh... You know, it's the, uh... Bruins playoff game against Chicago next week, and they... asked me to come out there on the ice.

Yeah, I'm not, like, on the... Not to play but, you know, to be the banner captain and, like, wave the flag and shit. It's kind of like singing the national anthem, but for people who suck at singing.

You've just got to work, like, you know, your core strength and everything and then you've got to stand up on them and get your balance right. But they're like... They have... They're like feet. They're like feet and legs. They are attached to shoes and you can just, like... and you can just, like...

I'm gonna walk. You know, I'm gonna walk with you again someday.

Yeah, but technically it's only like two and a half.

I don't wanna meet Carlos. I don't wanna relive the worst day of my life.