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  • čas přidán 29. 05. 2018
  • Averie Mitchell is beating expectations and inspiring America. The 11-year-old gymnast is heading to Nationals with her team and dreams of one day becoming an Olympian.
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    Young Gymnast With Prosthetic Leg Is Breaking Boundaries | NBC Nightly News

Komentáře • 83

  • @smolsquirrel
    @smolsquirrel Před 4 lety +66

    I cried when I first heard of this girl 2 years ago. I was born with the same defect but in my right clavicle. It's a 1 in a million affliction and my parents pulled me out of gymnastics because they were worried about how it'd affect my life. In my case, it was probably the best option as my shoulder will never be strong and I can't do anything to make it stronger besides maybe build up muscle around it.
    I'm SO happy her parents didn't see this as a hindrance!

  • @jameswest8280
    @jameswest8280 Před 5 lety +227

    You can break the human body, but never the human spirit.

    • @alwa6954
      @alwa6954 Před 3 lety +1

      I'm here to tell you otherwise.

    • @jameswest8280
      @jameswest8280 Před 3 lety +1

      @@alwa6954 story time.

    • @alwa6954
      @alwa6954 Před 3 lety +5

      @@jameswest8280 Well, just that the human spirit can be broken. I'm glad that this young girl's spirit was not broken and she is doing well. But the world is full of broken spirits. You can buy a prosthetic leg but not a prosthetic spirit.

    • @jameswest8280
      @jameswest8280 Před 3 lety +4

      @@alwa6954 I see your point.

    • @happymolecule8894
      @happymolecule8894 Před 3 lety +3

      @@alwa6954 Cocaine is my prosthetic spirit.

  • @Phlegethon
    @Phlegethon Před 6 lety +29

    Wow this girl is awesome.

  • @kimisthebest1
    @kimisthebest1 Před 4 lety +27

    Wow,Averie, you have a great spirit,so brave and a great gymnast too.

  • @libbydavies2056
    @libbydavies2056 Před 3 lety +36

    I do gymnastics too and this is incredible

  • @annewong5168
    @annewong5168 Před 3 lety +9

    What an inspiration. Never give up girl. You are special.

  • @yushi911
    @yushi911 Před 2 lety +2

    What a beautiful souls! And it always start with wonderful parenting. She has so much talent, i have ni doubt she will do the para olympique. She is so humble. Wish all the best to her and her family.

  • @bluehowl4205
    @bluehowl4205 Před 6 lety +18

    Make me happy and inspired !

  • @jacksongomez2617
    @jacksongomez2617 Před 3 lety +16

    Shes so talented but off topic why did I think the thumbnail was jojo siwa

    • @frisbeejo8449
      @frisbeejo8449 Před 3 lety

      Hooray finaly found a funny comment in a ampute video and yea she does look like Jojo sewa

  • @pappysprite
    @pappysprite Před 6 lety +9

    Wow! She is my hero! I’m so inspired by her...absolutely amazing. What a strong girl.

  • @bronaghmurphy5643
    @bronaghmurphy5643 Před 3 lety +1

    She’s amazing.

  • @Moonroofmusik
    @Moonroofmusik Před 5 lety +6

    Respect

  • @outlawX357
    @outlawX357 Před 6 lety +1

    good luck kid! your gonna go far!

  • @pantherpink2410
    @pantherpink2410 Před 3 lety

    She is just awesome

  • @diamond6719
    @diamond6719 Před 11 měsíci

    You go girl

  • @lavonbolton3038
    @lavonbolton3038 Před 2 lety

    Yes you are a inspiration

  • @rgun12358
    @rgun12358 Před 6 lety

    Go girl

  • @julialovegym8953
    @julialovegym8953 Před 5 lety +2

    She is awesome 😍😍

  • @donumbenhower7097
    @donumbenhower7097 Před 3 lety +1

    thats awesome very good talent

  • @makeracistsafraidagain
    @makeracistsafraidagain Před 6 lety +8

    Amazing Spirit!
    An inspiration!

  • @georgiakotronis3398
    @georgiakotronis3398 Před 3 lety

    her wise words have inspired me

  • @chrissycornell2419
    @chrissycornell2419 Před 3 lety

    God Bless you!!! You are Fantastic!!!!

  • @catoftruth1044
    @catoftruth1044 Před 3 lety

    wow this kid is so matured

  • @coreysession274
    @coreysession274 Před 3 lety +1

    Awesome

  • @vincentbellamy
    @vincentbellamy Před 3 lety

    Bravo à toi championne .

  • @fadokoslinzki1673
    @fadokoslinzki1673 Před 3 lety

    Brawo

  • @masterbuffalo3071
    @masterbuffalo3071 Před 4 lety

    U inspired me😁😁😁😊

  • @Honeydeaf
    @Honeydeaf Před 3 lety +2

    Ого,с такой координацией и первые места можно занимать же !!

  • @gracerobie1713
    @gracerobie1713 Před 3 lety +1

    I've competed with and against this girl she is great

  • @dad7493
    @dad7493 Před 7 měsíci

    Love how even in a video about disability the people who made it didnt think about making it accessible by having the subtitles being super delayed 💀

    • @dad7493
      @dad7493 Před měsícem

      @@kiragarvie I never said it was about accessibility? And just because she uses a prosthetic leg doesn't make her "acting able-bodied" 💀

  • @heroknaderi
    @heroknaderi Před 4 lety +1

    Wow

  • @gabrielegermaine2337
    @gabrielegermaine2337 Před 3 lety

    I like he girls attitude !

  • @gurmohansingh1868
    @gurmohansingh1868 Před 11 měsíci

    Strong-willed and mature for her age.

  • @robinsham
    @robinsham Před 3 lety

    👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @abbieprice3430
    @abbieprice3430 Před rokem

    Averie looks like her dad! I also saw her on the Steve Harvey Show where she got to meet Laurie Hernandez!

  • @RinkiKumari-kg8pz
    @RinkiKumari-kg8pz Před 3 lety

    Kaha par banta hai mujhe bataiye

  • @victorsauvage1890
    @victorsauvage1890 Před 6 měsíci

    Hope she will also have many more brothers and sisters

  • @gracerobie1713
    @gracerobie1713 Před 3 lety +1

    The place where she is competing at is the gym that I train in

  • @georgiasmith9250
    @georgiasmith9250 Před 5 lety +5

    How did she lose her leg anyway

  • @ranaazeem5501
    @ranaazeem5501 Před 3 lety

    Price

  • @DeadAngel14
    @DeadAngel14 Před 2 lety +1

    I wonder how she is doing now

  • @frisbeejo8449
    @frisbeejo8449 Před 3 lety

    Rip everyone who got cursed her inspiration

  • @anirudhdewal3750
    @anirudhdewal3750 Před 4 lety +1

    What is the cost of this leg please tell me?I

  • @ranaazeem5501
    @ranaazeem5501 Před 3 lety

    Please tell me

  • @dimplesingh5635
    @dimplesingh5635 Před 2 lety

    Can I buy this tipe of leg

  • @yolandapenamejia5966
    @yolandapenamejia5966 Před 3 lety

    Eso es para que veas que

  • @RinkiKumari-kg8pz
    @RinkiKumari-kg8pz Před 3 lety

    Pura pata chahiye

  • @AnywhereChrista
    @AnywhereChrista Před 3 lety +14

    "I was determined that she was not going to be labeled as disabled." Does she realize how offensive that is to disabled people? Geez lady.

    • @ssabykoops
      @ssabykoops Před 3 lety +3

      If you are not disabled yourself you can get down off your high horse and stop getting offended on behalf of other people, and if you are disabled stop taking all the good parking spots :)

    • @cbaelz120
      @cbaelz120 Před 3 lety +2

      I'm pretty sure most of us know exactly what she meant.

    • @ellaelliott4415
      @ellaelliott4415 Před 2 lety

      I personally don’t have a problem with people calling me disabled because it’s not a bad thing. I’m disabled. It doesn’t offend me. To me the negative connotation comes from the people around me. In my opinion, “Disabled” isn’t a bad word or degrading. Its not some taboo word or thing. I understand where her mom is coming from though, and people can be downright cruel but it doesn’t offend me.

  • @ilariabozzetti6442
    @ilariabozzetti6442 Před rokem

    A.M.A.Z.I.N.G.

  • @brooksangela2
    @brooksangela2 Před 3 lety

    Paralympics here she comes

  • @harrymu148
    @harrymu148 Před 3 lety

    to be completely honest I'm kinda jealous of those with prosthetics, because they don't have to be limited to human legs.

    • @TheSerrata
      @TheSerrata Před 3 lety +1

      Well in sport like gymnastics it s not really an advantage you got zero proprioception in that leg but it’s true you can avoid being hurt like ankle sprains and such but i bet she has to work twice as hard to compensate the lack of proprioception, balance and muscles on that leg

    • @harrymu148
      @harrymu148 Před 3 lety

      @@TheSerrata true to that part.

  • @haleysorrells796
    @haleysorrells796 Před 5 lety +3

    That is my cousin

  • @chhotetharu3699
    @chhotetharu3699 Před 3 lety

    Ok Nepal chhote Lal tharu hi hallo kchh hi to good

  • @enjolihawthorne6518
    @enjolihawthorne6518 Před 2 lety

    Why does Avery looks almost just like Jojo siwa

  • @lurker1973
    @lurker1973 Před 6 lety

    Good karma.

  • @kit4341
    @kit4341 Před 4 lety +1

    Tbh... i wanna break my leg.. prothetics look dope.

    • @gabriella7140
      @gabriella7140 Před 4 lety

      ...

    • @kccopeland2820
      @kccopeland2820 Před 4 lety

      U have to lose a limb not break 1

    • @kit4341
      @kit4341 Před 4 lety

      @@kccopeland2820 same thing XD

    • @anonymoususer9197
      @anonymoususer9197 Před 3 lety +1

      @@kit4341 no it's not the same

    • @ellaelliott4415
      @ellaelliott4415 Před 2 lety

      Um…no you don’t. Do you know how difficult it is to be disabled??? Being a devotee is really really really upsetting as is the idea that you want to DAMAGE yourself. It’s gross. Don’t be disrespectful

  • @brooksangela2
    @brooksangela2 Před 3 lety

    Future Boomer Sooner

  • @matthiashorne9607
    @matthiashorne9607 Před rokem

    Respect

  • @ranaazeem5501
    @ranaazeem5501 Před 3 lety

    Price