High School Wrestler Dustin Carter’s Simple Philosophy: ‘I Wrestle Like Anybody Else’
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This is Hillsboro High School wrestler Dustin Carter, who has a 41-2 record this season:
The 18-year-old Carter, who had both arms and both legs amputated at age 5, has reached the Ohio state quarterfinals in the 103-pound weight class. Dustin seems to see himself as a fairly ordinary high school athlete, but the adults around him don’t agree:
“He’s our miracle,” said his mother, Lori Carter. “He’s my hero. He’s my son, but he’s also my hero. …
“His perseverance speaks for itself,” said Scott Goodpaster, Carter’s trainer. “He wants to win. He wakes up every day wanting to win. This is his passion, and he bleeds for it. He works so hard to get by in life.”
Carter says, “I wrestle like anybody else. I go to school like anybody else. I can live on my own like anybody else. I can do anything anybody else can do. I don’t like people feeling sorry for me. Some people do.”
People who watch him wrestle know he doesn’t need anyone to feel sorry for him. Another video is after the jump.