"Don't Call Me an Inspiration" 🏂 Paralympic Gold Medalist Brenna Huckaby on Why You Should Watch скачать в хорошем качестве

"Don't Call Me an Inspiration" 🏂 Paralympic Gold Medalist Brenna Huckaby on Why You Should Watch

If you’ve ever felt like forces beyond your control have grabbed the wheel of your life’s metaphorical car and are driving like a lunatic, there are no shortage of purported experts who claim to have the solution. Meditation, journaling, throwing away your possessions, saunas, ice baths, saunas then ice baths … it’s overwhelming. So here’s a different tip: ignore all that and take a cue from Brenna Huckaby. Brenna was forced to amputate her right leg above the knee after a devastating cancer diagnosis in her teens. She learned to snowboard as part of her recovery, and two years later she was a World Champion. Brenna has stood on the Paralympic podium three times, but if you’re thinking, “What an inspiration!”, hold that thought. She’ll represent the U.S. for the third time in a row at this winter’s Paralympics in Italy and, unlike the 2022 Games in Beijing, she didn’t even have to sue the International Paralympic Committee for the right to compete. Brenna’s perspective on disabilities and elite sports is hard won, and she wants you to watch this winter’s Games—but not for the reasons you might think. She doesn’t want your pity, but she demands your respect, and if you listen carefully you’ll learn a lot about what it means to take back control of your own life. Follow The Outside Podcast for the latest and greatest: https://www.outsideonline.com/podcast/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... https://open.spotify.com/show/1jC5hCV... Get unlimited access to articles, courses, premium films, series & more with Outside+ The one subscription to fuel all your adventures: https://outside.watch/Plus 0:00 - Intro: A pitch for watching the Paralympics 1:15 - Finding Agency: Cancer, Amputation, and Becoming a World Champion 4:41 - Humbling Moment: Forgetting Her Prosthetic Leg 6:13 - Paralympian vs. Olympian and Internalized Ableism 10:05 - Competitive Gymnastics: The "Dance Monkey Dance" Culture 11:22 - Snowboarding as Freedom and Self-Expression 15:13 - Hiding Her Disability to Showing Her Prosthetic 16:37 - Why the "Inspiration Narrative" Misses the Point 21:52 - Advice for New Para Sports Fans 24:45 - From Gymnast to World Champion Snowboarder in Two Years 27:21 - How Sports Lessons Translate to Parenting 28:18 - The Problem with Board Games in Her House 29:32 - The Landmark Lawsuit to Compete at the 2022 Games 34:05 - Lessons Learned from Fighting the IPC 36:30 - Teaching Her Daughters to Be Their Own Advocates 39:22 - The Final Ramble: Gear, Snack, and Her Hottest Take on Accessibility