After missing the first six games of his team this season, Brooklyn Nets point guard Randy Foye has finally recovered from a right hamstring injury and made his debut on Tuesday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

His availability has given his team depth at the point guard position especially with Jeremy Lin expected to miss time because of the same injury.

But this is not the first time the 33-year-old has overcome adversity in his life. Foye was born with a rare condition called situs invertus, where his organs where reversed. He also lost his dad in a motorcycle accident when he was two years old and his mother disappeared when he was five.

In fact, her mother's body was only seen last September and he only found out when he received a call from New York State. He initially thought it was about his stress test but was surprised when authorities said it was about Regina Foye.

The Villanova product was told his mother died in January of 1990 because of an overdose. A DNA test was done to confirm the identity of the body and it was a positive match. A small gathering was made while he held on to his mother's ashes. Foye had to tell his children that it was a celebration but they were wondering why he was crying.

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“She was deceased. “And then my emotions were, wow. My mom is here.’’

“I never cry or show emotions. But I was crying, and my kids didn’t know. My oldest one was like, ‘I thought it was a celebration.’’’

Foye may have had a lot of hardships while growing up but he has proven time and time again that he can be a successful person. He also knows that if not for what he had to go through in life, he wouldn't be where he is now.

“Everything I had to endure and go through, it made me who I am today. I wouldn’t change my life. I wouldn’t change any of it. Because it made me a strong person. Made me the husband I am, the father I am. I’m extremely proud of who I have become from the circumstances that I had to go through.’’

His life story is well-known and he is not ashamed for everyone to find out about it. Foye wants people to learn from it and gain inspiration.

(h/t NBA.com)