Wednesday, May 27, 2009

One and a Half Arms are Enough

If you get some time, check out this story about Kevin Laue, a one armed basketball phenom from the Bay Area who's been recruited to play for the Manhattan Jaspers, a small school split between Manhattan and Riverdale, a ritzy area of the Bronx. The Jaspers are a Div 1A school,  but quite small, smaller than St. John's (a nationally known Div 1A basketball program) in Queens.

This kid is pretty much too young to remember Jim Abbot, the one-handed pitcher in the major leagues, but after he heard of him, he taught himself about Abbot's accomplishments (his no-hitter!).

Laue has gone to elementary schools to speak about living with disabilities, trying to enlighten and educate. I hope Kevin, and the Jaspers, the best.

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