Bullied for carrying ballet shoes in Texas, mocked for loving dance more than football, he refused to become smaller for anyone. Tragedy struck his family, alcoholism nearly consumed him, and cruel voices followed him for years. Yet the quiet boy born in 1952 was rising toward a fame no one could have predicted, but,
That boy was Patrick Swayze — from watching his mother rehearse at the Houston Jazz Ballet Company to becoming a global sensation after Dirty Dancing, he turned pain into power. Behind the fame were heartbreak, loss, addiction, and finally a brave battle with pancreatic cancer, leaving many to wonder how different his legacy might have been if life had been just a little kinder, therefore,