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Snowboarder Kevin Pearce, From Crash to Giving Back | National Geographic


from what I’ve been told my helmet saved

from what I’ve been told my helmet saved my life it was a new years of 2009 I was

my life it was a new years of 2009 I was

my life it was a new years of 2009 I was training for the Vancouver Winter

training for the Vancouver Winter

training for the Vancouver Winter Olympics in Park City Utah and sustained

Olympics in Park City Utah and sustained

Olympics in Park City Utah and sustained a traumatic brain injury you know that

a traumatic brain injury you know that

a traumatic brain injury you know that resulted in me having to relearn how to

resulted in me having to relearn how to

resulted in me having to relearn how to do the most normal simple things

do the most normal simple things

do the most normal simple things learning to walk and talk and swallow

learning to walk and talk and swallow

learning to walk and talk and swallow competition was no longer a reality for

competition was no longer a reality for

competition was no longer a reality for me I had this identity and my identity

me I had this identity and my identity

me I had this identity and my identity was a snowboarder I needed to find a new

was a snowboarder I needed to find a new

was a snowboarder I needed to find a new identity and a new path

identity and a new path

identity and a new path you know never wants to ever cross my

you know never wants to ever cross my

you know never wants to ever cross my mind that I wouldn’t get back to

mind that I wouldn’t get back to

mind that I wouldn’t get back to snowboarding you know that never even

snowboarding you know that never even

snowboarding you know that never even entered my mind

the first time back getting dried powder

the first time back getting dried powder was so much fun when you’re just riding

was so much fun when you’re just riding

was so much fun when you’re just riding that powder and you’re on one of those

that powder and you’re on one of those

that powder and you’re on one of those boards where you’re just floating on top

boards where you’re just floating on top

boards where you’re just floating on top of the snow and you’re just able to just

of the snow and you’re just able to just

of the snow and you’re just able to just cruise because I had this thing that I

cruise because I had this thing that I

cruise because I had this thing that I wanted to get back to so bad it’s like I

wanted to get back to so bad it’s like I

wanted to get back to so bad it’s like I put that working and I I did what it

put that working and I I did what it

put that working and I I did what it took teaching a person to be the best

took teaching a person to be the best

took teaching a person to be the best that they can be and to love themselves

that they can be and to love themselves

that they can be and to love themselves for the way they are whether they have

for the way they are whether they have

for the way they are whether they have an injured brain whether they have down

an injured brain whether they have down

an injured brain whether they have down syndrome to love who they are is so

syndrome to love who they are is so

syndrome to love who they are is so important and so that’s kind of what

important and so that’s kind of what

important and so that’s kind of what we’ve been trying to start with this

we’ve been trying to start with this

we’ve been trying to start with this whole love your brain movement as you

whole love your brain movement as you

whole love your brain movement as you know to teach people the idea of what it

know to teach people the idea of what it

know to teach people the idea of what it means to love the human brain and to

means to love the human brain and to

means to love the human brain and to love yourself my new mission now and my

love yourself my new mission now and my

love yourself my new mission now and my new goal is to help I want to give back

new goal is to help I want to give back

new goal is to help I want to give back because I have gotten so much that I

because I have gotten so much that I

because I have gotten so much that I feel like now it’s my turn to be able to

feel like now it’s my turn to be able to

feel like now it’s my turn to be able to give something this you know what I’m

give something this you know what I’m

give something this you know what I’m doing right now right here this is what

doing right now right here this is what

doing right now right here this is what I have worked so hard and I have given

I have worked so hard and I have given

I have worked so hard and I have given so much for the last four years is to be

so much for the last four years is to be

so much for the last four years is to be able to do this and it is so special I

able to do this and it is so special I

able to do this and it is so special I don’t quite know how I’m able to swing

don’t quite know how I’m able to swing

don’t quite know how I’m able to swing and how I’m able to pull it by I’m able

and how I’m able to pull it by I’m able

and how I’m able to pull it by I’m able to really live in awesome special

to really live in awesome special

to really live in awesome special special light

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