Healthier Semrau gives Illini a boost

"Everything was stripped away from me,'' he said. "I didn't move for a month. I didn't leave my house. I was at the lowest of the low. I had to have my family's help to do everything. When you constantly need people to help, it changes your attitude and the way you think about yourself.

"If you get hurt and can't do anything, your pride is taken from you, and it affected my confidence in my game.''

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