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9/27/2012

Blind

Matt Steven was born with a disorder where the retina is not attached properly. This effects only about 1500 babies born out of the 4 million each year. He was always interested in sports from a young age, his brother would try and get him on the same teams he was on to be a part of it. When his brother was coaching a youth team he found a way so that Matt could shoot a free throw. He would take his cane and tap on the rim of the hoop so that Matt could hear where it was. It worked he could shoot a free throw. Matt became the equipment manager for the team. During one game he brother had the idea to let Matt shoot all of his teams free throws. All of the opposing player and couches agreed to allow him to shoot. He did pretty well most games, but in one game he was already 0-6 and they were down by one with 10 seconds left and he was shooting. He made the first to tie it up, then the second shoot came....BANK!! He had made the second shoot to get his team up by one, the other team ran down the court and but up a last second shoot that fell short. Matt won the game.   

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