Imagine if you had one of your limbs removed right when you were going to have your dream career. This is what Aimee Mullins and Bethany Hamilton had to go through. Even though Aimee Mullins and Bethany Hamilton handled their adversity in different ways, it is important to see that they also took things the same way but both were determined to pursue their goals in life.
Similarly, both Aimee Mullins and Bethany Hamilton were determined to pursue their dreams. Aimee Mullins worked with people to help design legs she can run with. If Aimee did not have someone to help her create legs she would not have been able to do what she loves which is running. Bethany Hamilton and her dad started training together. She trained with her disability and started adapting to
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Aimee was accepting who she was and took it for what it was. She was also persistent and did not let her adversity take control of her life. On the other hand, Bethany, in the beginning, was discouraged but then was inspired and determined to follow her dreams. After training, she realized that she can overcome her adversity and accept it for what it is. They handled how to face their life problems in with different attitudes.
Many things can be learned by Aimee and Bethany. One thing that definitely can be learned is persistence. Both used persistence because it could have been easy to just give up, but they did not. They knew what their goal in life was, and they did not want to leave their goal unbroken. They also wanted to make their dream turn into a reality and both accomplished it. Without persistence, they would not have completed their life goal of being an athlete.
Although Bethany Hamilton and Aimee Mullins faced a grand adversity they managed to pursue their goals with determination. Their persistence had to do with everything about facing adversity. perseverance let them be the people they are