JOHANNESBURG – Only months removed from shattering the world’s perception of physically handicapped athletes and their abilities at the London 2012 Olympic Games, Oscar Pistorius, aka The Blade Runner, has continued to surpass all limitations imposed upon him, possibly even including the moral limitations imposed upon all humans that prevent us from murdering each other.
“People will always try to tell you that you can’t do things,” said the 6 time Paralympic Gold medalist and accused cold blooded murderer of model Reeva Steenkamp. “First they tried to tell me a double amputee would never be able to compete with able bodied athletes. Then they said I couldn’t shoot a loved one four times for no apparent reason. But either time did I listen? Allegedly, no I did not.”
It is a natural human preconception that some things are simply impossible, like a man born without a fibula making it to the semifinals of the Olympic 400 metre sprint, or a human being murdering his girlfriend on Valentine’s Day. But, as longtime trainer Guy Long pointed out, Pistorius has been challenging our preconceptions for some time now.
“When the International Association of Athletics Federation told him he couldn’t run because his prosthetics gave him an advantage, did Oscar back down? No, he fought, and fought hard, and won the right to compete for his country. Just like he may have fought hard against all feelings of compassion and empathy he possessed for a fellow living soul.”
Long wasn’t certain what challenge Pistorious would take on next. But whatever it is, he is sure the Blade Runner will succeed.
“A young man who can deal with tremendous amounts of adversity, break through barriers like no one before him and is (possibly) willing to kill people that get in his way? The sky is the limit,” said Long.
