Former Formula 1 driver Alex Zanardi has a life story worth listening to. In a video that will move you, he presents his secret of how to turn even the biggest defeats into glorious victories. After a violent crash in a Cart Series race in 2001 almost cost him his life and both legs, he did not lose his will for sports and life. He raced in touring car championships with prostheses, and in 2007 sat on a tricycle for cycling with his arms and became a two-time Paralympic champion at the London Olympics.
A life story Italian Alex Zanardi proves the power of life and the fact that it is possible to pick yourself up after such a severe fall. After a crash in the Cart Series (now the Champ Car World Series) at the Lausitzring took him away both legs and it seemed that he would have to say goodbye to his passions forever, and we still see him roaming the roads today. Except they are piston revolutions largely replaced turn the hand on the hand tricycle.
![Alex Zanardi after crossing the finish line at the London Olympics when he took gold.](https://e7852c3a.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/byolrpmcaaiglbu-jpg-large-660x422.jpg)
And if he was on the road when he still drove steel horses, fairly unsuccessful, as a cyclist with the title of multiple Paralympic and world champion, shot himself among the world stars and a role model for many. He does not consider himself to be anything special and claims that it is the only talent he has curiosity.
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And where does his secret lie? He says that life has taught him that he can too turns the biggest defeats into victories. Optimism applies! Today, Alex Zanardi is engaged in design bicycles for paraplegics and design leg prostheses and what he says at the end of the video will give you even more food for thought.