. >> judge s.l. neal: meeters into the race, he was in pain. while the medics made his way to him he had to decide if he will finish the race in pain or just stay down and give up the race he had trained so hard to win. so despite the pain he stood up and began to limp along the track, even though the pain was unbearable he finished the race. his name is deric redman. this is a story that has inspired me to my darkest moments. let me share with you a bit about how my journey began. my name is jesus and i am mexican immigrant. i left my home in mexico in april of 1992 to come to america and seeking for a better life. i came empty handed with only the clothes on my back. however, in may of 1992, my life changed in a second. i was hit by a train while on my way to seattle, washington to work in the fishing industry. it was around midnight so they didn't find me until the next morning around 7:00 a.m. they took me to highland hospital in oakland where they told me i will never be able to walk again and i was going to be paralyzed. i spent two years