2. Imagine the DifficultyImagine having no arms to stretch in
the morning, to helpyou scratch that itch, to allow you to wrap
your armsaround your loved ones.Imagine having no legs to kick
pebbles down the street,to walk or run, to bicycle or skateboard,
or get you frompoint A to point B.Then imagine both at once, which
is what Nick Vujicichas faced his whole life. Have you heard
something likethis before? 3. Nick Vujici Playing fooball,swimming
and his dailyactivities (Click Me Video) 4. Description:Nick
Vujicic was born with no arms or legs - but hedoesnt let the
details stop him. The brave 26-year-oldwho is mainly torso - plays
football and golf, swims, andsurfs, despite having no limbs.Nick
has a small foot on his left hip which helps himbalance and enables
him to kick. He uses his one foot totype, write with a pen and pick
things up between histoes. I call it my chicken drumstick, joked
Nick, who wasborn in Melbourne, Australia, but now lives in
LosAngeles. Id be lost without it 5. Personal Life:"If you can't
get a miracle , become one." ? Nick VujicicDue to his faith as an
Evangelical Christian, Nick haschosen to remain a virgin until
marriage although he hashad long-term girlfriends in the past.'He
would love to get married and start a family but he'swaiting for
the right girl to come along.' 6. Birth and Schooling:Water sports
aren't Nick's only thing - he tucked under hischin, and is a huge
fan of the English Premier League.His parents decided not to send
him to a special school - adecision he said was very hard for him,
but which may havebeen the best decision they could have made for
him.When Nick was born his father was so shocked that he left
thehospital room to vomit.His distraught mother couldn't bring
herself to hold him untilhe was four months old. also plays golf
with a club 7. Parents SupportNick's father was a computer
programmer and accountant andhe taught his little son how to type
with his toe at just 6 yearsold.His mum invented a special plastic
device that meant he couldhold a pen and pencil. 8. Depressed
:Despite the risk of bullying, his parents insisted Nick
attendedmainstream school.It was the best decision they could have
made for me,' addsNick, who later achieved a degree in Financial
Planning andReal Estate. 'It was very hard but it gave me
independence.Nick, who was teased and bullied, had an electric
wheelchairfor mobility, and a team of carers to help him.'I was
deeply depressed when I was eight years old,' he said. 'Iwent to my
mum crying and told her I wanted to kill myself. 9. Trying to Be
independent:'I felt cold and bitter. I hated God for doing this to
me andwas terrified of what would happen when my parentsweren't
there to look after me.'I could brush my own teeth with a wall
mounted brushand wash my own hair with pump action soap, but
therewas so much that was impossible for me.' 10. Trying to give up
his LifeAt age ten Nick tried to drown himself in the bath
butluckily the attempt was unsuccessful.I felt there was no purpose
when you lack purpose andstrength it is hard to hold on,' he
said.But with the help of his religion, friends and family,Nick
managed to pull through to become aninternational symbol of triumph
over adversity. 11. Words of life:'When I was 13 I read a newspaper
article about adisabled man who had managed to achieve great
thingsand help others,' said Nick.'I realized why God had made us
like this - to givehope to others. It was so inspirational to me
that Idecided to use my life to encourage other people andgive them
the courage that the article had given me. 12. Nicks Mindset:'I
decided to be thankful for what I do have, not get angryabout what
I don't.'I looked at myself in the mirror and said: 'You know
whatthe world is right that I have no arms or legs, but
they'llnever take away the beauty of my eyes.' I wanted
toconcentrate on something good that I had.' 13. Awards:"The
challenges in our lives are there to strengthen ourconvictions.
They are not there to run us over", saidNick. In 1990 Nick won the
Australian Young Citizenof the Year award for his bravery and
perseverance.'When kids run up to me and ask 'what happened?' Ijust
lean over and whisper 'cigarettes', he laughed. 14. Funny
Incident'And once I was in a car and a girl at traffic lights
wasgiving me the eye. She could only see my head so Idecided to do
a 360 in the car seat to freak her out. 'Herface was like
woooooooah what is going on? She speedoff really quickly. 15.
Achievements:Nick began travelling the world and in 2008 he went
toHawaii and met surfing master Bethany Hamilton, whohad her arm
bitten off by a shark when he was 12.'She was amazing, said Nick.
'She taught me how to surfand I was terrified at first, but once I
got up there it feltabsolutely fantastic and I caught some waves
pretty well.'Nick quickly learned how to do the 360 degree spins
onhis board - a feat that got him on thecover of Surfer magazine
within 48 hours 16. Surfing is fun for him'No one has ever done
that in the history of surfing,' hesaid.' But I have a very low
centre of gravity so I've gotpretty good balance 17. Tour
Throughout the WorldHe has visited different countries all over the
world. Thefootball fan is now a motivational speaker and
hastravelled to over 24 countries speaking to groups of up
to110,000 people.Nicks visit of India 18. He made his movementHe
moved to Los Angeles two years ago and plans tocontinue to travel
the world this year he will visit SouthAmerica and the Middle
East."If I fail, I try again, and again, and again. If you fail,
areyou going to try again? The human spirit can handle muchworse
than we realize. It matters how you are going tofinish. Are you
going to finish strong?" said Nick'I tell people to keep on getting
up when they fall and toalways love themselves,' he said. 19.
Winner:'If I can encourage just one person then my job in thislife
is done.'Nick VujiciSpeaking (ClickMe Video) 20. Sudha ChandranDo
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