CHALLENGES HOLD THEM BACK AND KEEP THEM ON THE SIDE LINES.
BACK AND KEEP THEM ON THE SIDE LINES. >> GOOD MORNING.
THE SIDE LINES. >> GOOD MORNING. >> Reporter: AT THE
>> GOOD MORNING. >> Reporter: AT THE AGE OF 2 BEN CARPENTER
>> Reporter: AT THE AGE OF 2 BEN CARPENTER WAS DIAGNOSED WITH
AGE OF 2 BEN CARPENTER WAS DIAGNOSED WITH SPINAL MUSCULAR A
WAS DIAGNOSED WITH SPINAL MUSCULAR A ATROPHY.
SPINAL MUSCULAR A ATROPHY. >> WHEN HE WAS
ATROPHY. >> WHEN HE WAS DIAGNOSED WE WERE TOLD
>> WHEN HE WAS DIAGNOSED WE WERE TOLD HE MAY NOT BREATHE BY
DIAGNOSED WE WERE TOLD HE MAY NOT BREATHE BY HIS NEXT BIRTHDAY, EAT
HE MAY NOT BREATHE BY HIS NEXT BIRTHDAY, EAT ON HIS OWN, BREATHE ON
HIS NEXT BIRTHDAY, EAT ON HIS OWN, BREATHE ON HIS OWN.
ON HIS OWN, BREATHE ON HIS OWN. >> WHAT WAS LIFELIKE?
HIS OWN. >> WHAT WAS LIFELIKE? >> IT WAS REALLY NOT
>> WHAT WAS LIFELIKE? >> IT WAS REALLY NOT KNOWING WHAT EXACTLY
>> IT WAS REALLY NOT KNOWING WHAT EXACTLY TO DO.
KNOWING WHAT EXACTLY TO DO. >> Reporter: BUT 22
TO DO. >> Reporter: BUT 22 YEARS LATER BEN HAS
>> Reporter: BUT 22 YEARS LATER BEN HAS BEATEN THE ODDS, AND
YEARS LATER BEN HAS BEATEN THE ODDS, AND HE BELIEVES IT HAS
BEATEN THE ODDS, AND HE BELIEVES IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH
HE BELIEVES IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE MAGIC OF THIS
SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE MAGIC OF THIS SPORT.
THE MAGIC OF THIS SPORT. >> THERE WASN’T REALLY
SPORT. >> THERE WASN’T REALLY ANYWHERE WHERE I FIT
>> THERE WASN’T REALLY ANYWHERE WHERE I FIT IN OR REALLY FELT AT
ANYWHERE WHERE I FIT IN OR REALLY FELT AT HOME UNTIL POWER
IN OR REALLY FELT AT HOME UNTIL POWER SOCCER CAME AROUND.
HOME UNTIL POWER SOCCER CAME AROUND. >> Reporter: POWER
SOCCER CAME AROUND. >> Reporter: POWER SOCCER THE IS ONLY
>> Reporter: POWER SOCCER THE IS ONLY SPORT EXCLUSIVELY FOR
SOCCER THE IS ONLY SPORT EXCLUSIVELY FOR POWER WHEELCHAIR
SPORT EXCLUSIVELY FOR POWER WHEELCHAIR USERS.
POWER WHEELCHAIR USERS. THIS GROUP OF
USERS. THIS GROUP OF PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES
THIS GROUP OF PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES IS SECOND IN THE
PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES IS SECOND IN THE NATION.
IS SECOND IN THE NATION. BEN IS MECHANICAL
NATION. BEN IS MECHANICAL ENGINEER.
BEN IS MECHANICAL ENGINEER. HIS TEAMMATE IS A
ENGINEER. HIS TEAMMATE IS A SOFTWARE DEVELOPER.
HIS TEAMMATE IS A SOFTWARE DEVELOPER. >> THEY’RE JUST
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER. >> THEY’RE JUST PEOPLE.
>> THEY’RE JUST PEOPLE. THEY JUST HAPPEN TO
PEOPLE. THEY JUST HAPPEN TO USE WHEELS INSTEAD OF
THEY JUST HAPPEN TO USE WHEELS INSTEAD OF SHOES.
USE WHEELS INSTEAD OF SHOES. >> WHEN YOU WATCH YOUR
SHOES. >> WHEN YOU WATCH YOUR SON OUT THERE
>> WHEN YOU WATCH YOUR SON OUT THERE DOMINATING, HOW DO YOU
SON OUT THERE DOMINATING, HOW DO YOU FEEL?
DOMINATING, HOW DO YOU FEEL? >> OBVIOUSLY I’M PROUD
FEEL? >> OBVIOUSLY I’M PROUD OF HIM.
>> OBVIOUSLY I’M PROUD OF HIM. BUT TO SEE HIM WHERE
OF HIM. BUT TO SEE HIM WHERE HE IS NOW AND EVEN
BUT TO SEE HIM WHERE HE IS NOW AND EVEN THOUGH I KNOW THROUGH
HE IS NOW AND EVEN THOUGH I KNOW THROUGH THE YEARS HE HAS
THOUGH I KNOW THROUGH THE YEARS HE HAS REGRETS THAT HIS
THE YEARS HE HAS REGRETS THAT HIS DISEASE HAS
REGRETS THAT HIS DISEASE HAS PROGRESSED, HE’S STILL
DISEASE HAS PROGRESSED, HE’S STILL DOING WHAT HE DOES.
PROGRESSED, HE’S STILL DOING WHAT HE DOES. >> BEN IS DETERMINED
DOING WHAT HE DOES. >> BEN IS DETERMINED TO PLAY AT THE 2021
>> BEN IS DETERMINED TO PLAY AT THE 2021 CUP IN AUSTRALIA.
TO PLAY AT THE 2021 CUP IN AUSTRALIA. AND EVEN ACROSS THE
CUP IN AUSTRALIA. AND EVEN ACROSS THE GLOBE, THE FIELD IS
AND EVEN ACROSS THE GLOBE, THE FIELD IS HOME.
GLOBE, THE FIELD IS HOME. >> COMES IN AND SCORES
HOME. >> COMES IN AND SCORES A GOAL FOR TEAM USA.
>> COMES IN AND SCORES A GOAL FOR TEAM USA. >> WHEN WE GET ON THE
A GOAL FOR TEAM USA. >> WHEN WE GET ON THE COURT, IT’S PEDAL TO
>> WHEN WE GET ON THE COURT, IT’S PEDAL TO THE MEDDLE GOING
COURT, IT’S PEDAL TO THE MEDDLE GOING AGAINST EACH OTHER.
