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Ciao!

About me?

I am known as 'The Rock' after Dwayne Johnson and yes, as you can say I am a huge fan of him! He has admired and inspired me so much. I was born with Cerebral palsy (CP) but I am happy to accept for who I am and I played a sport called Boccia! I love playing it, so much fun and I am a 12-time South African Boccia Champion as well as 1st ever former 2-time African Boccia Champion. I have been playing since 2010 which I started at the age of 13! My main goal is that I am hoping to complete in some international tournaments soon, in order to get an international ranking to qualify for Paralympic in 2024. Fingers crossed!

Here are my Boccia results from 2010 to present:

SA Individual events	Results
2010	-
2011
2012	5th
2013	5th
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020	Cancelled
2021
2022
2023
2024

SA Team events	Results
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020	Cancelled
2021	There were no team event, only individual event.
2022
2023
2024

Not only that I played Boccia but I also played chess too! I played it online and I played in the tournaments as well. Not to forget that I am a member of the chess club.

Want to join some of my awesome groups/clubs? Then you are more than welcome to because I need some chess players like you! But most importantly is have fun and makes new friends!

Super-admin:

Asger's Children Of The Revolution

Justice

Magnus Carlsen

Team WFM Monika

The Windy City Chess Club

Admin:

Team South Africa

I came 2nd place in the 2018 World Chess Championship Prediction Contest hosted by @BillPhilip with the group named SQUARES!

I will leave it with my inspirational poem, I hope you will enjoy reading it!

I was born disabled...
By Brett Dakin

I was born disabled...
but
I changed 'disability' into 'ability'
and when I look in the mirror...
I see myself dancing with my partner,
not in a wheelchair
nor with support.
I walk not for myself
But to make my family proud of me...
I say anything is possible.
Of course!
Remember...
If you want to reach your dream...
you must never give up
and keep improving each day.

Here are some of the quotes I want you to keep in mind:

"I changed 'disability' into 'ability'." ~ B. Dakin
"I am stronger than my disability." ~ B. Dakin
"Nothing is impossible, anything is possible." ~ B. Dakin
"When I walk to you, I just want to make sure your heart is beating alive." ~ B. Dakin
"My feet are filled with love, joy and happiness when standing up." ~ B. Dakin
"Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough". ~ Og Mandino
"With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
"The secret of getting ahead is getting started." ~ Mark Twain
"Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can." ~ Arthur Ashe
"If you fell down yesterday, stand up today." ~ H. G. Wells
"It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop." ~ Confucius
"Follow your dreams, work hard, practice and persevere. Make sure you eat a variety of foods, get plenty of exercise and maintain a healthy lifestyle." ~ Sasha Cohen
"You just can't beat the person who never gives up." ~ Babe Ruth
"I am not afraid... I was born to do this." ~ Joan of Arc
"In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can." ~ Nikos Kazantzakis
Success at anything will always come down to this: Focus & Effort, and we control both.” ~ Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
“The Road To Success and Greatness Is Always Paved With Consistent Hard Work. Outwork Your Competitors, Be Authentic And Above All Else. Chase Your Greatness” ~ Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
“I Like To Use The Hard Times in The Past, To Motivate Me Today” ~ Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
“Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place and I don't care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard ya hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done!” ~ Sylvester Stallone, Rocky Balboa
"Never give up. And most importantly, be true to yourself. Write from your heart, in your own voice, and about what you believe in." ~ Louise Brown
"Positivity, confidence, and persistence are key in life, so never give up on yourself." ~ Khalid
"Never, never, never give up." ~ Winston Churchill
"I'm passionate about learning. I'm passionate about life." ~ Tom Cruise
"There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure." ~ Colin Powell

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