NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 30: Marc Buoniconti speaks on stage during The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis’ 39th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner, at the Hilton Midtown on September 30, 2024 in New York City. The event raises the much-needed funds for The Buoniconti Fund, the fundraising arm of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, a designated Center of Excellence at the University of Miami Miller School of medicine and the world’s premier spinal cord injury research center. (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for The Buoniconti Fund To Cure Paralysis)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 30: Gloria Estefan speaks on stage during The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis’ 39th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner, at the Hilton Midtown on September 30, 2024 in New York City. The event raises the much-needed funds for The Buoniconti Fund, the fundraising arm of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, a designated Center of Excellence at the University of Miami Miller School of medicine and the world’s premier spinal cord injury research center. (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for The Buoniconti Fund To Cure Paralysis)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 30: Gloria Estefan speaks on stage during The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis’ 39th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner, at the Hilton Midtown on September 30, 2024 in New York City. The event raises the much-needed funds for The Buoniconti Fund, the fundraising arm of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, a designated Center of Excellence at the University of Miami Miller School of medicine and the world’s premier spinal cord injury research center. (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for The Buoniconti Fund To Cure Paralysis)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 30: Gloria Estefan speaks on stage during The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis’ 39th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner, at the Hilton Midtown on September 30, 2024 in New York City. The event raises the much-needed funds for The Buoniconti Fund, the fundraising arm of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, a designated Center of Excellence at the University of Miami Miller School of medicine and the world’s premier spinal cord injury research center. (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for The Buoniconti Fund To Cure Paralysis)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 30: Gloria Estefan speaks on stage during The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis’ 39th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner, at the Hilton Midtown on September 30, 2024 in New York City. The event raises the much-needed funds for The Buoniconti Fund, the fundraising arm of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, a designated Center of Excellence at the University of Miami Miller School of medicine and the world’s premier spinal cord injury research center. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for The Buoniconti Fund To Cure Paralysis)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 30: (L-R) Gloria Estefan and Marc Buoniconti speak on stage during The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis’ 39th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner, at the Hilton Midtown on September 30, 2024 in New York City. The event raises the much-needed funds for The Buoniconti Fund, the fundraising arm of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, a designated Center of Excellence at the University of Miami Miller School of medicine and the world’s premier spinal cord injury research center. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for The Buoniconti Fund To Cure Paralysis)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 30: (L-R) Gloria Estefan and Marc Buoniconti speak on stage during The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis’ 39th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner, at the Hilton Midtown on September 30, 2024 in New York City. The event raises the much-needed funds for The Buoniconti Fund, the fundraising arm of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, a designated Center of Excellence at the University of Miami Miller School of medicine and the world’s premier spinal cord injury research center. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for The Buoniconti Fund To Cure Paralysis)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 30: (L-R) Gloria Estefan and Marc Buoniconti speak on stage during The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis’ 39th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner, at the Hilton Midtown on September 30, 2024 in New York City. The event raises the much-needed funds for The Buoniconti Fund, the fundraising arm of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, a designated Center of Excellence at the University of Miami Miller School of medicine and the world’s premier spinal cord injury research center. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for The Buoniconti Fund To Cure Paralysis)