Doing the unthinkable

Ever since I was eight years old I have played in the Findlay Area Golf Association, otherwise known as FAGA. Throughout my years playing in this league I was always used to just going out and playing 18 holes with my good friends, until my eighth grade year. It was this time when the director of the tournaments, a good family friend of mine came up to me before the pairings were picked and told me there was a young man that was from Brazil playing in his first tournament that day. The director asked me if I would be willing to sacrifice playing with my friends and play with the young man from Brazil. I said "sure, why not". When we got up to the first tee, everyone introduced themselves, and the last person I introduced myself was to Hector, the kid from Brazil. Looking at Hector, you would think he was just a normal kid, just out to play some golf and meet new friends. Everyone hit their first drive, and once we started walking I noticed that Hector walked with somewhat of a limp it appeared as. As I got closed I noticed that both of Hectors legs were prosthetic. After, the round I asked the director what happened and apparently when he was a child, both of his legs were burned so severely in a house fire that they had to be removed. When I heard this I was in shock that he was able to come out and WALK 18 holes with us without any problems or complaints. I feel like athletes with disabilities are amazing people. Not, only are they driven to play sports but they can do it with a disability. Their stories are just breath taking to some, and it shows that with a goal driven mind set people can do anything.