Overcoming Adversity- Liam Malone

What is fibula hemimelia?

• A type of running blade

• A talent for sports

• The absence of the fibula bone

• A special kind of shoe

What did the speaker's parents decide to do when he was 18 months old?

• Teach him to swim

• Amputate both of his feet

• Send him to school

• Buy him a bicycle

What did the speaker receive at the age of two?

• His first pair of artificial legs

• A puppy

• A pair of glasses

• A new bicycle

What was a major challenge for the speaker in school?

• Winning art competitions

• Math tests

• Making friends

• Sports

What did the speaker's dad reassure him about?

• His cooking skills

• His fashion sense

• His struggles not being a measure of his true abilities

• His ability to sing

What did the speaker's dad prophesize?

• He would become a famous chef

• He would become a great painter

• He would travel to space

• Someone would build him legs to run better and faster

What did the running blade technology allow the speaker to achieve?

• Break records previously held by Oscar Pistorius

• Invent a new game

• Become a famous actor

• Win a cooking competition

What material are the running blades made of?

• Metal

• Plastic

• Wood

• Carbon fiber

What did the speaker want to do with the technology?

• Start a fashion brand

• Build a spaceship

• Run faster than those in the Olympics without rules or regulations

• Create a new sport

How did the speaker's achievements with the running blades impact others?

• They inspired others to pursue sports

• They led to the invention of new cooking techniques

• They discouraged others from trying similar sports

• They had no significant impact on others