03 March 2008 ~ 11 Comments

Monday's Inspiration

I’d like to introduce you to Dustin Carter. He’s a Junior at Hillsboro High School in Cincinnati. His goal? To make the state finals in wrestling.

So what?

When Dustin was five years old, both of his legs and arms were amputated to save him from a rare blood infection.

Dustin Carter

This video is a bit long, but trust me, you’ll be blown away. For reference, even after thirty years of weight lifting, I cannot do many of the exercises he’s doing.

“The very best thing you can do for the whole world is to make the most of yourself”

–Wallace D. Wattles

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11 Responses to “Monday's Inspiration”

  1. storyteller 3 March 2008 at 3:49 pm Permalink

    What an incredibly inspiring story and excellent quote! Thank you so much for sharing.
    Hugs and blessings,

  2. Tempest Knight 3 March 2008 at 6:06 pm Permalink

    Truly inspiring! :)

  3. badkelly 3 March 2008 at 7:24 pm Permalink

    wow. That is amazing!

    Makes it a little hard for me to make excuses now…

  4. Christy 3 March 2008 at 8:28 pm Permalink

    Oh my gosh. He is incredible!

  5. Open Grove Claudia 3 March 2008 at 9:16 pm Permalink

    Storyteller – I just found that quote. I’m glad you liked it.

    Tempest Knight – I was amazed by him!

    Wonderful Kelly – We all make excuses and feel sorry for ourselves – I do it too. But this kind of inspiration helps keep us moving.

    Christy – He is incredible – he must also have an incredible family to help support him and keep him moving. Very cool!

  6. Miss Britt 3 March 2008 at 9:54 pm Permalink

    I come from The Land Of High School Wrestling (Iowa).

    I saw a kid once with one arm kick ASS at the state tournament and another kid with no legs. It was amazing.

  7. Jill 4 March 2008 at 12:37 am Permalink

    Wow. Thanks for sharing. Where do you get these things? Nevermind, doesn’t matter. I know I can always come here for an uplifting, inspiration post! :)

  8. lone grey squirrel 4 March 2008 at 8:40 am Permalink

    All power to him and I pity his opponents. Amazing.

  9. Open Grove Claudia 4 March 2008 at 3:59 pm Permalink

    Miss Britt – Yes, Iowa is the land of beef fed wrestlers. Amazing to see anyone wrestle let alone without arms and legs

    Squirrelly – I pity his opponents as well.

  10. tommie 5 March 2008 at 4:31 pm Permalink

    That was truly amazing. I have spent my fair share of time at wrestling matches, I have never see anything like that!

  11. Michelle 5 March 2008 at 2:28 pm Permalink

    Thanks for sharing this. He is inspirational.