Kid Can do it All on One Leg

"Kid can do it all on one leg" is a very inspirational story by Mike Fields. What touched me the most was watching the video attatched to the story. Watching Adam Bender play baseball is an amazing sight.

Adam Bender lost his leg due to cancer when he was one year old. He refuses to use a wheelchair and did not like using a prosthetic leg. He is simply just like any other 8-year-old. Filled with energy from the second he wakes up until the second he falls asleep. However, he has one thing that many other 8-year-olds do not have.

And that is competitiveness. Speaking from someone who has coached little league baseball, none of the kids have the desire and will that Adam has. You can see it in the video in the article. He hustles, takes on collisions at the plate, and swings for the fences.

This is a story that any parent should share with their children. It teaches young kids that they can do anything they want, as long as they put their mind to it. Especially in sports. In sports, it is all a mindset. My old football coach used to say that the game is 90% mental, and I truly believe that. If you walk onto a field knowing you are going to lose; you probably will. If you go out onto the field believing yourself and you teammates, that may be the difference of a couple inches, which is enough to win a football game. The same goes for Adam, who believes in himself and goes out there and competes every play, not holding anything back. You can tell from the video that he is more competitive then anyone else on the field, giving him a huge advantage.