O/T- But On topic too, No More Excuses!

hotttsauce · Feb 20, 2008

I was traveling on business and doing cardio this a.m. in Cincinnati and caught this story on the local Fox News about Dustin Carter. If anytime your coming up with excuses not to hit it hard or do the best ya can, I hope this will remind you to try. Sure put some things into perspective for me!

Video takes a minute to load, but it is WELL worth the watch. Hope helps anyone that might be in a rutt. Being a former wrestler, it really struck home.

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hotttsauce · Feb 20, 2008

Tested it to make sure, the blue highlighted thread works if you click on it.

oldfella · Feb 20, 2008

DAMN!!!

How demoralising would it be to lose to this incredible athlete?? What an amazing kid! He reminde me of my cerebral palsy athlete i trained. Had it down the right side of his body. This kid held the Australian record for the 100meter, 200 meter, shotput, discus and long jump. In his classification. he went on to win numerous world championship medals. He then tells me he is finished with athletics and wants to be a powerlifter. Now who was I to deny this guy anything. So I asked him the same thing this kids father asked him, "How are you going to do this?" He said "I have no idea, but I'm going to try"!!! So I got his doctor to measure the degree of bend in his right arm to see if it was within Paralympics standards, turns out he was just inside their guidelines for not being able to lock out his arm.

I trained him for 6 months as a powerlifter and coached him to his first meet. He proceeded to win his weight division and set a new national record in the process. he was also the first Cerbral Palsy lifter registered with the International Paralympic commitee in history.

Seeing this kid go out and do what he wanted to brings tears to my eyes and very fond memories of coaching an incredible athlete that had all the odds against him from birth. To see these guys achieve at an incredible level is not only inspiring but very emotional!! What gifted individuals these guys are.

Great story there HOTTT!!

gordo14 · Feb 20, 2008

Wow!

What an inspiring young man. It is uncanny how he can dominate so many of the other wrestlers! Great video Sauce.

gordo14 · Feb 20, 2008

Oldfella

You have had so many inspiring events in your life. I hope someday to have the knowledge and wisdom that you have come to posess through your everyday life! That was a great post to go along with this thread!

MAINEVENT · Feb 20, 2008

hotttsauce said:
I was traveling on business and doing cardio this a.m. in Cincinnati and caught this story on the local Fox News about Dustin Carter. If anytime your coming up with excuses not to hit it hard or do the best ya can, I hope this will remind you to try. Sure put some things into perspective for me!

Video takes a minute to load, but it is WELL worth the watch. Hope helps anyone that might be in a rutt. Being a former wrestler, it really struck home.

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I'll remind you alright!

hotttsauce · Feb 20, 2008

I think we should fly Dustin to knock down DJ a peg or two!

Glad you all liked the video, really was a great story of overcoming adversity. Hope it helps to motivate anyone looking for a reason to overcome.

hotttsauce · Feb 20, 2008

mainevent said:
I'll remind you alright!

YEA .... you always do .... usually by yelling at me! Or hitting me with a bar or 45 plate!

oldfella · Feb 20, 2008

gordo14 said:
You have had so many inspiring events in your life. I hope someday to have the knowledge and wisdom that you have come to posess through your everyday life! That was a great post to go along with this thread!

Brother, in that regard I have been blessed. To be able to help the unfortunate and be able to coach and train individuals like that is a blessing indeed. The special kids I had in my gym for 4 years was another very rewarding time in my life. 4 years worth of rewards!! I am forever thankful for Ashley (my cp athlete) and those special kids for allowing me to be a part of their lives. Such a humbling experience many will never know!! I still get teary eyed when I talk about all my kids.........they are forever a part of me.