1. Attitude is Altitude

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Imagine having no arms to stretch in the morning, to help you scratch that itch, to allow you to wrap your arms around your loved ones. Imagine having no legs to kick pebbles down the street, to walk or run, to bicycle or skateboard, or get you from point A to point B. Then imagine both at once, which is what Nick Vujicic has faced his whole life. Have you heard something like this before?
Nick Vujicic was born with no arms and legs - but he doesn‘t let the details stop him. The brave 26-year-old — who is mainly a torso — plays football and golf, swims and surfs, despite having no limbs.
Nick has a small foot on his left hip which helps him balance and enables him to kick. He uses his one foot to type, write with a pen and pick things up between his toes.
I call it my chicken drumstick,‘ joked Nick, who was born in Melbourne, Australia, but now lives in Los Angeles. I‘d be lost without it.‘
'He's very modest but he gets marriage proposals from women all the time,' said Nick's friend and publicist Steve Appel, from Los Angeles.
'He would love to get married and start a family but he's waiting for the right girl to come along.'
Water sports aren't Nick's only thing - he also plays golf with a club tucked under his chin, and is a huge fan of the English Premier League.
 

 

 

Summary:
This is the story of your great person Nick Vujicic, who stands as an inspiration to other people with his great qualities - faith, willpower and perseverance - even though he is a disabled person. His disability has not stopped him from doing what he has wanted to do. Nick Vujicic was born on 4 December 1982 in Melbourne, Australia with a rare disability called Phocomelia characterised by the absence of all four limbs. Despite the absence of his limbs, he plays football and golf, swims and surfs. As a child he struggled mentally and emotionally as well as physically. It was a shock to Nick’s parents that he was born without limbs. His mother was a nurse and his father was a computer programmer and accountant. His parents did their very
best when they decided to send him to mainstream school despite the risk of humiliation.
Nick has a small foot on his left hip. It gives him balance and enables him to kick. With his foot, he writes with his with a pen and picks things up between his toes. He also plays golf with a heavy stick tucked under his chin. He is a huge fan of the English Premier League.

 

 

1. Is it possible to manage without hands and legs? Explain?
It is possible to manage without hands and legs. Nick has proved it. Despite the absence of his limbs, he plays football and golf, swims and surfs. As a child he struggled mentally and emotionally as well as physically. But his great qualities such as faith, willpower and perseverance helped him to overcome the adversities.
2. What a person without limbs called?
A person without limbs is called a torso
3. ‘I call it my chicken drumstick’, joked Nick. What does ‘it’ refer to? How does it help him?
‘It’ refers to the small foot that Nick has on his left hip. It helps to him balance and enables him to kick. Nick uses his one foot to type, write with a pen and pick things up between his toes. Nick always thinks that he would be lost without his small foot.
4. What did Nick’s friend, Steve Appel say about Nick?
Steve Appel said that as Nick was very modest, he would get marriage proposals from women all the time.
5. Did his Physical disability stop him from achieving success? Support your answer with examples?
Nick’s physical disability did not stop him from achieving success. Despite his disability, he could;
•  swim, surf and play football and golf
•  do 360 degrees spin on his board-a feat has never been achieved by anyone in the history of surfing
•  achieve a degree in Financial Planning and Real Estate
•  become a motivational speaker and travel all over the world and inspire thousands of people

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