Kevin Laue was born with only one fully developed arm. But that hasn't stopped him from achieving his dream of earning a Division-I basketball scholarship.
It hasn't been an easy road for him.
Laue worked tirelessly during his grade school years to become a great basketball player. He earned the attention of a few college recruiters and was featured in Sports Illustrated. Then-President George Bush saw the article and requested to meet Laue. It seemed his near impossible dream may come to pass.
Laue broke his leg in a game just hours after meeting the President. He missed his senior season, and recruiters stopped calling.
But Laue refused to give up. He had a chance to play at Fork Union, a strict military school known for sending players to Division-I. He took full advantage of it and caught the attention of Barry Rohrssen, head basketball coach for Manhattan College. Coach Rohrssen offered Kevin a scholarship, which he gladly accepted.
Kevin Laue regularly receives letters from those he has inspired.
You can read a more detailed story at Reporternews.com
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3 comments:
wow that is crazy. I couldn't imagine having a disability like that let alone playing basketball. The guy has a lot more strength than I do that is for sure...Got to give him props.
What an inspiring story! This is the first I've heard about this guy. I'm going to mention this in my Friday "Things I Learned This Week" post on my blog at www.zemeks.blogspot.com with a link back here. I also tweeted it.
Now, THAT is inspiring! It's great to find out about people like this who don't let disabilities stop them from achieving their goals.
Great stuff, and makes me shoot down any excuses I hear other people make for not going for it (whatever it "it" is)! ;)
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