'He's like every other kid': 15-year-old excels at basketball without hands or legs
Landis Sims is a 6-foot-2 freshman at South Central High School in Indiana. He competes in basketball and baseball — without hands or legs.
“He’s like every other kid,” said his mother, Amanda Sims. “He just knows he has to work a little bit harder.”
That passion has never left Landis, who goes through the drills and routine of a South Central basketball practice with welcome normalcy. He catches every pass thrown to him, shoots with a nice, easy backspin and is a willing screener. Landis’ teammates do not think twice about treating him the same as everyone else.
“He was barely able to run that point with his prosthetics, but he just loved being part of a team and having that experience,” Amanda said. “Physical therapy for him was playing sports. That’s how he got so good with walking and running. It was because he had this passion for sports.”
Read more of Landis' amazing story, as told by The Indianapolis Star.
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