upcoming hbo show game theory which i m so excited about, game theory with amani jones. i am just so curious, your thoughts about him. i obviously, as you know, not the best sports enthusiast here, but i knew him for his comments like boom and doink and i what are you thoughts on losing such a legend. the way we all know him is humanity, right? what is difficult for young people is that they don t all look like slicked back, and he seemed like a regular dude and then he moved into broadcasting where he was such an excellent talker and so good at explaining football to people and again, like a rg person. that was the running theme with him is how touchable he seemed to be and how tangible he seemed to be.
ultimately that is who they will have to sell this legislation to. there s a lot of great policies that made it into the bill that would help the rising majority. we acknowledge that, but we do want to talk about immigration is that going to survive the final version? lowering the price of prescription drugs and other popular proposals that were left out. i ll also talk sports. you know i fancy myself a sports enthusiast although i can never sit through a sports game and i ll be joined by kerry champion and we ll talk about the world series and the growing outrage of the braves tomahawk chalk. and we ll take on china and nike and the nba star, excuse me. ali, do you remember kof average ney wallace. she is not a little girl anymore, and she is a teenager now and she will talk about he
coming up: a medallist who competed at the first paralympic games. we ll hear about the special olympics for those with learning disabilities. away from sport, we ll find out why students at america s deaf only university shut down their campus. plus, we ll hear about the specially designed car for disabled people that was both terrifying and exhilarating. but first, when sports enthusiast van phillips lost his leg during an accident, he became immediately frustrated by the clumsy prosthetics on offer. determined to run again, he went on to invent the first carbon graphite prosthetic running leg in 1984. it has since simply become known as the blade . when you lose a body part, it s different from any other experience because it s gone. it sjust gone. that was the hardest part,
but first, when sports enthusiast van phillips lost his leg during an accident, he became immediately frustrated by the clumsy prosthetics on offer. determined to run again, he went on to invent the first carbon graphite prosthetic running leg in 1984. it has since simply become known as the blade . when you lose a body part, it s different from any other experience because it s gone. it sjust gone. that was the hardest part, knowing that it was irreversible. i had my accident in the spring of 1976, and i was 21, and winter had just broke and it was now time for spring water skiing. i d just taken a big cut to the left and the boat quit. so then all of a sudden over my right shoulder, i turn around and another boat came right at me and so the odds
i m nikki fox. thanks forjoining me at the queen elizabeth olympic park here in london ahead of the summer 2020 paralympic games. in this special edition of witness history, we re looking back at some important moments in the recent history of disability and sport. coming up: a medallist who competed at the first paralympic games. we ll hear about the special olympics for those with learning disabilities. away from sport, we ll find out why students at america s deaf only university shut down their campus. plus, we ll hear about the specially designed car for disabled people that was both terrifying and exhilarating. but first, when sports enthusiast van phillips lost his leg during an accident, he became immediately frustrated by the clumsy prosthetics on offer. determined to run again, he went on to invent the first carbon graphite prosthetic running leg in 1984.