Will my knee be normal after ACL surgery?

Eric, the new should be good to go. You have to understand that try that was suffered didn't happen all at once. The ligament was tearing from whatever injury originally started that process. That injury could have been years ago. Now the ligament is going to be stronger and tighter than it has been in years. It will be able to withstand all of the activities that you are used to performing. One thing that I will tell you is to strengthen the opposite knee and leg first. In other words for every exercise that you are doing start that with the uninjured leg. Do 3 sets of 10 reps using that leg before ever doing the injured leg. This will greatly speed up your rehab and make both legs significantly stronger.