What They're Saying: Jaime Moreno

• by Soccer America , Jul 26, 2020

“In seconds, your life can change dramatically. I have a lot of prayers. That is the only thing I have now. ”

-- Bolivian Jaime Moreno, the former D.C. United star, after a golf ball he hit caromed off the edge of the cart path and hit him in the face, causing serious damage to his left eyeball, breaking his nose and causing orbital injuries. He has undergone one surgery and will need another one though doctors don't know yet if he will regain his vision. A GoFundMe campaign was started for Moreno, who doesn't have health insurance, and a fundraising jersey raffle will be held at Casa de Campo in Annandale, Virginia. Moreno, a 6-handicap golfer, said he had played at 1757, a club near Dulles International Airport, almost every day during the pandemic. (Washington Post)