and athlete at the age of three i was
diagnosed with autism what it’s like to
have autism I live a normal life just
like you I struggle with having goals of
losing weight learning at school and
becoming an adult because i was told i
have limitations I know push myself and
never took worse I didn’t feel healthy I
feel hopeless and rejected I always
wanted to play sports be happy and after
but was stuck with negative thinking and
found myself living a comfort zone I
made a decision to escape the label of
being disabled and limited I decided to
be labeled a coach a mentor and the
athlete today I would like to share with
all of you my story first I had to
decide whatever to stay in my comfort
zone with my disabilities for the rest
of my life or to live my life to the
forest freedom since I was eight years
old I was overweight I was sick and
tired of being heavy and after high
school I started when my first goal
weight loss I made changes to my diet I
went for winning 230 pounds to 165
pounds with my weight loss I was able to
escape the stigma of being labeled lazy
a week changing my hammers help me to a
bug house and getting me the energy in
near to one without breaking down it
took years
it’s not like in the building Super
Mario Brothers will you eat a mushroom
and you would test me grow big and
strong it tastes tyne and committed
slowly I started to know is I was
getting a lot more attention from people
with this new attention I started having
more confidence and was able to speak to
more people and get involved in more
community attorneys changing my thinking
maybe more positive and helped me to
grow with my new body and my new
found out about special Olympus in
middle school but didn’t fully committed
until 2012 before I could compete I had
to get good at the sports I wanted to
play I wanted to be a goalie for the
soccer team so I had to train hard I had
to die for the ball quickly i had to pay
close attention to where the ball was
going days in my mind and body will not
used to doing at first it was hard i was
tolling over and over again say i quote
hurried early don’t worry the ball is no
good to hear you or don’t worry they
aren’t going to school on you well guess
what the ball to hit me and it disc or
me you can get mad I learned but don’t
get frustrated it’s part of the game if
I wanted to show the world my abilities
then I have to take everything as a
learning
experience when trained for saw ball I
had to learn to look into the future to
see where the ball was going to land and
try occasion like love capilla
successfully in basketball tell me about
teamwork and communication if you want
to win the game you must talk to your
teammates so we are are on the same page
but when it loose I am proud to have
learned these Bible lessons and have
been successful in sports being labeled
less than is unacceptable in my book I
am able to be an athlete through hard
work and dedication I want my first gold
medal in softball in 2012 over the next
few years I could be inmate events like
Power Board basketball soccer and golf
and have earned over 10 medals today I
consider myself to be an athlete just
like any other athlete in 2016 I was
honored to see athlete Leah of the year
for your special lepers of fauna oh I’m
not done yet some of my friends have
called me a local severity but I’m not
trying to be a severity I’m just trying
to do what makes me happy will you take
words you have the opportunity to
succeed will you play safe nothing
nothing’s going to happen my first story
to ask me what I did to get fit and how
they could improve their lives so I
started
give the rabbi’s about eway making good
life decisions can you fit and standing
up for themselves I decided to become a
coach the most important thing to me as
a coach is to help athletes grow to
their full potential and push their
limits one of my life goals is to become
a professional coach with four dividuals
with disabilities whatever is teaching
sports or being a fitness trainer only a
living helping others it is something I
want to achieve at the highest level in
addition to coaching I am also a member
of The Bachelor program at best buddies
as in ambassador i right enka specious
and bling disability winners to mike
merely speaking has given me
self-confidence and has introduced me to
new people all over the county i am also
have a great job because of best bodies
I’m Korea poori an F are you and miss
Dale bald I cook at University and serve
food to stew as a staff at Mozilla balt
I work in a warehouse moving art and
furniture I think it is important for
people who have disabilities to have a
job and be independent it is important
to say to have a paycheck and save money
do you know that eighty-five percent of
people like me don’t have jobs I am here
today to encourage the Camellia people
with disabilities to stay after to have
the boys and to be heard
for those of you who are not disabled
please help us wishing our goes thank
you very much
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