“Two competitors crashed into each other and one fell into my bike. I crashed into the barrier, which tore my body apart,” former Paralympic cyclist Jiří Ježek describes the accident that ended his professional career. Today, he ‘ saw the accident forty years ago, which caused him to lose part of his leg and started playing sports, as a “problem that can be solved”. And despite his handicap, he a -now preparing for a dance competition.
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Former professional cyclist, six-time world champion and winner of the Paralympic races, but also a presenter and a person who shows others with his story what can be done in life
Now Jiří Ježek will compete in the dance competition StarDance as the first disabled participant. “I didn’t hesitate for a second,” says the athlete, who, despite beating healthy opponents in his career, admits that dancing will be a challenge two.
“For it to be fair, you have to treat everyone in the same way. My goal is to make it visible, whoever has a handicap,” said Ježek about how he apologized to the Judges in advance for it was not possible. to change suggestions.
The former athlete, who lost part of his leg as a result of a car accident at the age of ten, today sees his injury as nothing more than a “cosmetic defect”. According to him, even people with more serious problems can lead a happy life.
“I know many people who did not become successful athletes after the same injury, but they have a normal life and work. But none of them have yet told me that it is worse than it was .They say that it is either the way it was, that the injury did not affect anything, or that they found something in their life that they were looking for, and the accident finally showed them. e,” Ježek explains how to deal with such a problem.
You can watch the entire interview in the introductory video or listen to it in your favorite podcast app.
2024-04-24 03:10:26
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