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1、KidsoftenaskScoutBassett,ofPalmDesert,California,ifshewishesshehadtwonormallegs.Bassett,18,answers,“No.Ihaveneverknownanythingdifferent,anditwouldseemweirdtome.Besides,ifitweren’tforthemissingleg,Iwouldn’thavetheopportunitiesIhave”Whatshemeansisshehaslearnedimportantlessonsaboutovercomingbigchalleng
2、estoreachyourgoals.“Whenyouaremissingaleg,itteachesyoutoappreciatelittlethings—likebeingabletowalkandrun,”shesays.Scouthasfacedbigchallenges.BorninChina,shewasleftatanorphanagebeforeherfirstbirthdaysufferingfromterribleburns.Herrightlegwasespeciallydamaged,anddoctorsamputated(截肢)itabovetheknee.Then,
3、whenshewassevenyearsold,afamilyinMichiganadoptedher.EverythingabouthernewlifeintheUnitedStateswasbetter,includingtheimprovedartificiallegsherparentsgotforher.Whenshewas14,shegotahigh-techlegmadeforsportsandputittothetestrightawayinaracefordisabledathletes.“Irememberbeingterrifiedbecausethiswasmyfirs
4、ttime,”shesays.”Butmydoctorsaid,‘youhavetostartsomewhere.’ScoutwaswaitingnervouslyfortheracetostartwhenathleteSarahReinertsencameupandsaid,”I’vebeendoingthisforawhile.Letmegiveyousometips.”Reinertsen,wholostherlegwhenshewasseven,isthefirstwomanamputeetofinishtheIronmantriathloninHawaii.Reinertsen’se
5、ncouragementchangedtheteenager’slife.Shelostthatfirstrace,butgainedtheconfidencethatsheneededtocompete.Traininghard,sheimprovedherstrengthandskillstepbystep.NowlivinginCalifornia,Scoutrunscompetitivelyandalsofindstimetoshareherstorywithschoolgroups“TherearedayswhenIstudyuntil1a.m.andgetupatfivetoswi
6、mandtrain,anditistough,”sheexplains.Butshehasamottothatkeepshegoing:“Thetaskaheadofyouisnevergreaterthanthestrengthinsideyou.”“SometimespeoplelookatsomeonelikemeoratSarahandthinktheyhavenothingincommonwithus.Itellthemthatevenifyouaren’tphysicallychallenged,everybodyhaschallengesofsomekind---maybewit
7、hfamily,orhomework,orfriends.”“Nomatterwhatitis,youcanovercomethatobstacle,”shesays.“Everythingyouneedisinsideyourheart.Takesmallsteps.Astimegoesby,thestepswillgetbiggerandyouwillreachyourdream.”Title
