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“You’re not disabled by the disabilities you have, you are able by the abilities you have”
Oscar Pistorius was born on 22 November 1986 in in South Africa with congenital absence of the fibula in both legs. When he was 11 months old, his legs were amputated halfway between his knees and ankles. He attended High School where, between the ages of 11 and 13, he played rugby, water polo and tennis. When Pistorius was 15, his mother died after having an allergic reaction to medication.
After a serious rugby knee injury, he was introduced to running in January 2004 while undergoing rehabilitation, and “never looked back”.
Pistorius is studying business management with sports science: in june 2008 interviewed by his University’s website, he joked: “I won’t graduate soon. With all the training I have had to cut down on my subjects. Hopefully I’ll finish by the time I’m 30!” His sporting motto is: “You’re not disabled by the disabilities you have, you are able by the abilities you have”.
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