Blade Runner

By: Oscar Pistorius
Location: NF 920 PIS
Genre: Sporting legend!

"The fastest man on no legs" The Times

How would I cope if my lower legs were chopped off, I am short enough anyway!! Oscars parents at his birth had to decide to amputate his lower legs in the hope their son would be able to live a normal life- he was born with no fibulae. His Mum said to him in a letter " A loser is not one who runs last in the race. It is the one who sits and watches, and has never tried to run".
Oscar runs- the most likely flag bearer of the South African Olympic team . A legend who now competes in the 400 metres- the hardest race to run- on the worlds centre stage. To get there, the London 2012 Olympics, competing against able bodied athletes is a true story of courage, guts, and inspiration.
The daily mail in the UK posted this yesterday
Oscar Pistorius has admitted he is fed up with critics questioning his right to compete in the Olympics.
Pistorius will become the first amputee sprinter to compete in a Games after being selected for South Africa's individual and relay 400 metres at London 2012

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/olympics/article-2176864/London-2012-Olympics-Oscar-Pistorius-silence-critics.html#ixzz21PsCGSaX

This book is his story. Be inspired!

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