Qian Hongyan

Qian Hongyan at age 3 had a car accident and lost both legs, but her will to live overcame all the difficulties that this "injustice" create with her.

Due to the lack of economic resources the family could only give a landlady who can adapt to their daily activities, such as going to school.

Making a hole in a basketball, she made ​​her body colocase within itself and with the help of two wash brushes can lean to move a short distance from the floor.

That approach drew attention and curiosity of the neighbors of their city, which earned her the nickname of basketball girl, or the girl basketball.

Despite the physical and psychological strain that caused her life change she never lost her strength to fight this tragic situation, and always smiling and looked very happy with his family and friends in the neighborhood and school.

She was an example of courage and perseverance to all those who knew her, until in the year 2.005.

Because her family was poor and couldn’t afford prosthetic legs she had to use a basketball and wooden hand trowels to move around.

15 year old Qian Hongyan, who was forced to use half a basketball as her prosthetic body, has inspired millions recently with her ambition to compete as a swimmer in the 2012 Paralympics in London. 

Qian swims about 2000 meters a day and trains really hard.

Her swiming coach said “Qian Hongyan studies hard. 

She never grouches in training although she was confronted with many difficulties at the beginning.”

Qian now has a pair of proper prosthetic legs, but still says she likes to use the basketball from time to time as it is easier for her to get in and out of the pool with.

A group of scientists offered a new set of legs so I can walk again and feel "normal" again.

She was taken to a rehabilitation center in Beijing in China and after several medical tests and studies could show their legs and make their first steps with his happy smile that always accompanied her and showed it to be a wonderful fight adversity of obstacles that life puts in the way.