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Originally Posted by disco stu  See, Penelope, this proves that you are truly inspirational!!! |
I don't know about inspirational, but thank you!
My best friend and her family are descendants from Ireland. She recently took her first trip to the "homeland". What a beautiful country! She brought me one of those fabulous Irish sweaters. I love it! It's the most snuggely-buggely-boo thing I own!
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Originally Posted by disco stu
Mr. Alex Zanardi
On attempting to merge back into the race (which he was leading at the time) from the pit-lane exit Alex overdid it a bit on the throttle and spun his car into the path of a full-tilt Alex Tagliani. The result was truly horrific.
The result of this near-fatal collision was that he had to have both legs amputated.
He has since had prosthetic limbs fitted and has mastered living with them to the extent that he is now a (successful) competitor in the World Touring Car Championship (touring cars are a big thing in this part of the world).
He has actually won races!
He has also test-driven both Champ Cars and F1 cars!
The man has a limited edition Honda(Acura) NSX named in his honour, has his own (successful) go-kart brand, has written two books and, just this year, came 4th in his classification in the New York City Marathon!
And, over and above all of this he has always remained ultra-positive and has never expressed bitterness or regret about his career or the situation he found himself in.
A true inspiration! |
Without a doubt, this story is an inspiration to anyone who has had the misfortune that Alex has had ... racing aside.
Amazing story. Tops them all as far as I'm concerned.
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11-28-2007, 06:21 PM
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