“I got really scared. I didn’t know what to do so I sank into my bed one day and stayed there for about three months. I just gave up.”

Then, one day, he sat up - and laughed.

“I still have my arms and legs, I can still walk, I can still breath, I can still talk, I can still think. I just can’t see. I’m still here.”

There is a lot to learn from this video, but perhaps the most important, most real is the little statement made at the 10:57 mark. The question, “how long will you skate for?” is asked dimly in the background and he answers, without hesitation, “Until my legs fall off.”

If you love it, get after it. Until your legs fall off.