By Art Spander
For RealClearSports.com
LA JOLLA, Calif. -- There were no guarantees. The last of the six doctors J.B. Holmes saw told him brain surgery probably would help him. Probably.
"Difficulty-wise, he said for brain surgery, it was only about a 1 out of 10,'' Holmes said. "That made me feel better. But it was still brain surgery. Scary at first."
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