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I saw a really heart warming story of an Athlete from South Africa who was born with no legs. His name is Oscar Pistoris. They spoke about how he won the paralympics which is a great achievement. What was truly inspiring is that he didn't want to stop there. Not only did he make it to the Olympics running against able bodied athletes. This amazing man made it to the semi-finals with no legs.
I couldn't imagine the things he had to overcome mentally, physically, and emotionally to get to this place. He didn't make it to the finals. Hell he came in last place but he was as gracious as a loser as he would have been a winner. At the end of his heat, the first place athlete from his heat, an athlete from Granada exchanged bibs with him. This sign of honor and respect was really heart warming and amazing.
The news didn't interview the first place athlete in the heat. They interviewed Pistoris. The words he spoke made me cry like a little baby. He stated he was happy that he achieved his goal of making the semi finals. He spoke about how great the athletes were and how honored he was to even have the opportunity to compete with some of the greatest athletes in the world.
I don't know about a lot of my readers but when I see things like this it reminds me how lucky I am in life. It reminds me that someone else might have it harder than me. This guy could have cried on TV because he lost or had an attitude but he did neither. The strength, courage, and charisma og Oscar Pistoris should be a reminder to everyone.
The message behind this blog is stop fucking complaining about bullshit and suck it up.
