Richard Belanger was 14 years old and a wrestler on his school's team.Then one day he was hit by a train.Richard's feet and left leg were harmed badly. Doctors thought he would never wark again.
Richard did ret give up.Wit his doctor'shelp,Richard was able to walk again.Richard wanted to do more than walk,thouhg.He wanted to wrestle again and to play football!
Richard knew that if he got hurt,he might never walk again.Still, he wanted to try. "I was determined,"he said.
Richard wrnt on to become a star football player in high school.Today he rides a boke and even water-skis!
the best title is
A Train Accident
The boy Who Wouldn't Give Up
Playing Football
Learninh to Walk
When Richard was 14 years old,he was a
football hero
top student
wrestler
water skier
After the accident,doctors thought that Richard
would wrestle again
was fine was fooling
would never walk again