Kyle Maynard was born with a rare disorder called congenital amputation. Despite having no arms and partially developed legs, Kyle played football on his high school team, and wrestled on his college team. Kyle is 23 years old. This is a recent picture of him working out.
This past weekend, he fought in his first-ever MMA fight against an "able-bodied" opponent. Kyle lost that fight. Determined to try again, Kyle is training for more.
"It's one of the best moments of my life going a full three rounds and surviving," Kyle said. "A lot of people if you read what they were saying about me [on MMA websites] - didn't think I'd last 30 seconds. It was a huge rush getting into that cage. Do you know how tough it would have been to love something and never have gotten the chance to taste it?" - interview by Steve Hummer from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 27, 2009
Kyle Maynard's life motto: "No excuses"
This past weekend, he fought in his first-ever MMA fight against an "able-bodied" opponent. Kyle lost that fight. Determined to try again, Kyle is training for more.
"It's one of the best moments of my life going a full three rounds and surviving," Kyle said. "A lot of people if you read what they were saying about me [on MMA websites] - didn't think I'd last 30 seconds. It was a huge rush getting into that cage. Do you know how tough it would have been to love something and never have gotten the chance to taste it?" - interview by Steve Hummer from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 27, 2009
Kyle Maynard's life motto: "No excuses"
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