Thefirstthingthat I doismakemyself a cupofcoffeeandthenafterthat, I usuallymakemyself a littlelightbreakfast, maybeappleswithpeanutbutterorbananaafterbreakfast.
Afterdoingsomework, I lookforwardtogettingtothetrackandstartingmyrealjob, sotospeakactuallyinmymidtwentiesiswhen I receivedmyveryfirstmicroprocessorknee, I coulddothingsthat I wasn't abletodointermsoftheliftingandthesquattinggoingupanddownstairsandsteephillsandit's completelywaterproof.
Itwasthefirsttime I everwalkedintheoceanoranybodyofwaterwithtwolegs.
海や水の中を2本足で歩いたのは初めてのことだった。
Thekneehascomputersinit.
膝にはコンピューターが入っています。
Ithasgyroscopes, ithas a loadingsensorandit's goingtopickupyoureverymovementwhatkindofinclinedsurfaceyou'reonandofcoursethere's a batteryinthekneesoit's heavier.
I wantparentsthathaveChildrenwhentheyseesomebodywith a disabilitytonotshushedtheirchild, notpulltheirchildawaybecausethatreallyindicatestothechildthatthere's somethingtobeafraidof.
子どもを持つ親は、障害者を見ても、子どもを押しのけたり、引き離したりしないでほしいと思います。
I thinkmoretimesthannotthepersonisgoingtowanttosharetohaveaneducationalmomentbecausethatreallyhelpsthechildtorealizelikeafteritwas, oh, itwasn't sobad.
They'rejustlikeme, youknow, anditreallyhelpstonormalizeitthree o'clockiswhen I finishedtrainingand I startmycooldown, whichisjogslow, jog, very, veryslowjogandwhen I hadmyfirstprosthetichereintheStates, I waseightyearsold I hadjustyourbasicmechanicallike I wantedittobeskintone.
It I triedoutforthe 2012 ParalympicGames, wenttothosetrialsandcameinlastplace.
2012年のパラリンピックに挑戦し、その選考会に参加しましたが、結果は最下位でした。
Ofcourse I thoughtaboutquitting.
もちろん、辞めることも考えました。
Butthen I justworkedmybuttoffthatfollowingyearandcametothe 2013 U.
でも、その翌年はひたすら努力して、2013年のUに来ました。
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Nationalchampionshipsandbeatallthegirlsthatpreviouslytheyearbeforehadbeatenmeatthetrialssooftenwethinkofsuccessiscomingovernightandformeitwasn't until 2000 and 16.
Oftentimeseatingdinneras I watchsportsinthebackgroundbaseballoranNBAgameorfootball.
野球やNBAの試合、サッカーなどのスポーツを見ながら食事をすることが多いです。
Thenafter I watch a littlebitoftv I startpreparingforthenextday, settingmyclothesaside, packingmysnacksandfuelforpracticethenextdaybefore I getintobed I cleanmylinerwithwater, alcohol.