When was the last time you said " I can't do this or I can't do that either because either I'm tired, sore, achy, old , out of shape or injured"? We all do it....just like we all have a tendency to " feel sorry for ourselves, for any number of reasons. Well , Damian Lopez Alfonso, a Cuban born 34 year old cyclist has never felt sorry for himself and has never stopped pursuing his dreams despite suffering amputations below his elbows on both arms and horrible disfiguring facial injuries in an electrical accident when he was young.
He miraculously shifts gears and brakes with "his nubs" and rides every day. He is fast and "driven"! He competes in events every weekend in events in and around Havana and wins! Wow! He is seeking to qualify for the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. That would be amazing stuff...
He has become well-known through his drive, determination and will to succeed despite the life-altering injury that could and would have crippled physically and psychologically the strongest of strong. He has been getting medical treatment in New York and will probably be fitted with "state of the art" prosthetics. His disfigured face has been totally reconstructed by New York plastic surgeons as well. In July in Canada he begins his qualifying run for the Olympics.
All I can say is, if this story doesn't make you feel good....Probably nothing will!
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