i didn't is the any of on how much time in dresden thanks for that. is d. w. news up next sports life we catch up with an athlete who despite being a lifelong wheelchair user swims surfs and pushes himself to the limit every day get all the news and websites get up dot com and express or thanks for joining. they were forced into a nameless mass. their bodies near jewels while. the history of the slave trade is africa's history. for power in traffic plummeted and entire continent into chaos and violence. this is the

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he was told he would never be able to walk. since he suffered from extreme muscle spasms despite all the odds he wants to be accepted as an athlete and a sports should. we go back to. the reliance on a handful of carers 16 hours a day. johnny is in a constant fight against bureaucratic hurdles and exclusions it's his way out. when it comes to my body and my disability sports is my elixir of life without it i wouldn't be able to lead an independent life because i wouldn't be able to move properly and that's why sports is my medicine my only form of medicine and i wanted to stay that way so i was also.

how i came to study sports is actually a funny story i wanted to study medicine to go into my own field of treatment but couldn't do that because of the practical year and then my former physiotherapist said to me why don't you study something where you can implement your training sports my 1st reaction was he's off his rocker so i asked are you going to run the 3000 meters for me in the aptitude test or what if i was suspended. i have the severest form of this disability with a strong focus on my legs because of this i normally shouldn't be able to sit or even walk by myself. today johnny's usual swimming pool is occupied. that's why he's had to settle for the cold base.

the cold water can be problematic and makes his muscles cramp even more. to keep warm he has the power through from the start. he can only rely on his arms while swimming because his legs are partially paralyzed. johnny has a rigorous training regime on average he spends 4 hours per day working out. johnny doesn't just swim he's a bit of a daredevil and does tons of crazy stuff. and

so i actually got the idea of jumping off the 7 and a half me to tell by chance. i was angry that people don't treat me like a normal person even people that have known me for a long time. to the cabin of course some things make me nervous but am i really scared something could happen but i could also just fall over on the street and hit my head. i love it if i think about my fears no i'm. i just try things out and see whether

they work out oh no expense of it. after swimming johnny has a quick chat with one of his favorite professors to discuss his studies and future of letting go. and i gotta provides a woot. business mr hunt's now even kind of other than of images from the. moments when he would only have been 12 when we could have. been in heaven i say is clancy and. the. defense known for fun and since he doesn't mean. even the ones i challenge. johnny is not that optimistic about the situation disabled people face jamming universities money even someone who could apply that help sometimes i get the

feeling that for sports universities the most important thing is the performance of the athletes and the way you are perceived there relates to the amount of medals you win and that's why i have the feeling a wheelchair doesn't fit into the image of a sports university. when confronted with journey's views the head of the university's disability office has a different opinion. about what i think. i deeply regret and strongly disagree with this statement no i want to speed up from my perspective it was never important if someone brings back a medal or not. if we take a look at the 20 to 30 students at our university with challenging disabilities i don't think any of them will say i'm only welcome here because i might win a medal someday. i think they'll say we are allowed to study here like everyone else and we're judged by the same criteria we are being treated equally. we have to $100.00. 1 of the most challenging

exercises for johnny is walking. a few times a week he trains for one hour without crutches to counter the imbalances in his body has developed his own methods. this visit statistically to the it gets tightened bit by bit and holds my back straight so i can walk upright on the treadmill to open up until. my. johnny doesn't see. him self as a regular part of the student body. he believes that sometimes the other students have problems treating him like

a normal person he feels left out. and they gave me probably won't. anything unless i'm quite independent yet still i am often left behind along with all the training i need to do it's a key reason that makes me really sad and it's mentally quite tough to process with the 7 unfulfilled especially if it's just you and your cares for so many years. my advantage is that i have my sport and that is my outlet for my frustration my maintaining and who will stay. jonny also struggles with everyday situations even in germany being in a wheelchair means encountering many obstacles. so. that's going to. get us in this.

i'm only in those months on this is later on done for going on to another one and part. of. what may seem like a minor inconvenience can amount to a detour of several stops and a huge waste of time. well. done it would have. to live a more or less independent life journey requires physical assistance but around the clock care is expensive. normally the states or thirties pay for the last 5 months johnny hasn't received any money had to finance everything out of his own pocket almost $40000.00 euros. for. this is.

3 different states authorities are fighting over who is financially responsible for johnny they. fight to live a self-determined life yet in the end i am the one suffering along with my care as i have to pay in advance and no one cares how i do it. when asked to comment on the delay the council now responsible for johnny cites a procedural errors and question his monthly budget. despite all the odds johnny continues to fight against his own body and all the obstacles in his way. to counter the inward rotation of his left knee jonny need someone to help and coordinate his movements. his partially paralyzed legs need weights to feel the impact of his feet on the treadmill.

because of the muscle tension in his body everything he does burns at least twice as many calories as a person with out his disability shopping. journey is an exception most people with his condition couldn't even dream of doing the things he does without his training he would not be able to walk swim or do any other things so sports remains his only therapy. either i don't train at all and my physique deteriorates to such an extent that i drop into the category i'm supposed to belong in meaning everything will be paid for even the 20 meter cab ride to university or i do everything in my power to improve my physique and in theory save the government some money instead they reduce my installments even though i only want to live a self-determined life. if johnny loses

his fitness he loses his freedom. he has more plans and goals he wants to fulfill he wants to start his own business designing sports well and become a motivational coach. he wants to climb sugarloaf mountain in brazil and if surfing ever becomes a paralympic sport he'll do anything to take part. so there is no impulse. if it doesn't work i need to find a way it takes a long time before i accept something doesn't work like.

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