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This season, British racing driver Nicolas Hamilton scored his first ever BTCC points, becoming the first disabled athlete to do so.
Hamilton has cerebral palsy -- a disorder which affects around one in every 400 children in the UK and is the most common childhood motor disability, globally.
And thanks to a high-tech car, he can make his mark in motorsport -- just like older half-brother Lewis.
#TechForGood
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvU8ZihtSl4
In this clip from CNN’s #TechForGood, British racing driver Nicolas Hamilton discusses how motorsport gave him a purpose and how a specially modified car allows him to race despite his disability.
This season, Hamilton scored his first ever British Touring Car Championships (BTCC) points -- becoming the first disabled athlete to do so -- an achievement not only for himself, but also for the cerebral palsy community.
“Motorsport gave me a purpose. It gave me a reason to overcome my condition to be able to race the car competitively,” Hamilton tells me.
“It’s come from a lot of physical hard times and boundaries that I’ve had to overcome to get here. It’s now the technology that made the dream a lot easier to turn into reality.”
@nicolashamilton @TeamHardRacing @BTCC @CNNi @StefCNN
In this clip from CNN’s #TechForGood, British racing driver Nicolas Hamilton discusses how motorsport gave him a purpose and how a high-tech car allows him to race despite his disability.
This season, Hamilton scored his first ever British Touring Car Championships (BTCC) points -- becoming the first disabled athlete to do so -- an achievement not only for himself, but also for the cerebral palsy community.
“Motorsport gave me a purpose. It gave me a reason to overcome my condition to be able to race the car competitively,” Hamilton tells me.
“It’s come from a lot of physical hard times and boundaries that I’ve had to overcome to get here. It’s now the technology that made the dream a lot easier to turn into reality.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvU8ZihtSl4&feature=youtu.be
In a recent mini documentary by Jeff Sainlar he focuses on perseverance and a never quit attitude. When life dealt Michael Coe a bad hand, he was not going to let that be his defining moment. After being in a serious motorcycle accident, Coe was fighting to survive in a coma and living on life support for a month. The damage from the wreck caused Coe to lose his right arm. "I chose to persevere because I didn't really have another other choice," said Coe. "If it's something I want to do, I'm not going to not do it because of the handicap."
The former amateur boxer credits his love for boxing and fitness training as his salvation. "It be easy to wallow in self-pity after the accident," said Coe.
Coe is currently involved in Muay Thai, boxing, fitness and jiu jitsu classes at Tiger Muay Thai.
"I have no illusions or aspirations of being the best in the world," said Coe. "I just want to be the best I can be."
Produced by Jeff Sainlar
www.jeffsainlar.com
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http://www.fightingthai.com/
