Screenshots of foreign media reports.
The 32-year-old Mohammed Ikram leaned over the pool table, his eyes looking for the best route to hit the ball.
Then, he pressed his chin tightly behind the white ball, bent the muscles around his mouth, and quickly pushed the white ball with his lower lip.
On the other side of the table, the red ball fell into the pocket under the collision of the white ball.
In the snooker arena, it is everyone's consensus to hit the ball with a cue.
But Ikram replaced the club with his chin.
He didn't do it to get people's eyeballs, or to practice certain stunts, but he was born without arms.
In Punjab, Pakistan, Ikram has long been a household name.
He has won several awards in local snooker competitions.
After receiving media attention, Ikram's deeds spread to all over the world through social media. Some people paid to invite him to play together, some restaurants allowed him to eat for free, and even waiters fed him with a spoon.
Ikram didn't know what social media was, and he never thought he would be treated like a hero.
Ikram hit the ball with his chin.
Salmondri is a dusty town where Ikram was born.
Unlike ordinary people, he was born disabled and was born without arms.
Ikram also has two younger brothers and five younger sisters.
Because the family was poor, Ikram never went to school since he was a child.
Coupled with physical disabilities, his childhood was spent in despair and loneliness.
He still remembers when he was a child, he watched the children in front of his house playing on the dusty pool table.
At that time, Ikram wished he could have a pair of arms.
Although no children were willing to play with him, Ikram decided to practice secretly.
He learned to master the rules of the game and tried to hit the ball with his chin.
Through persistent practice, Ikram finally mastered the essentials of chin hitting.
Today, his chin hitting technique is already perfect.
"People don't believe I can play with my chin, but when I start to hit the cue ball with my chin, they all look at me with admiration." Ikram said.
Screenshots of foreign media reports.
After mastering certain skills, Ikram found a nearby club and asked to participate in the real game.
The boss saw that he was physically disabled and refused his request.
At Ikram's insistence, the boss agreed to him to play.
The club’s owner recalled: “I was very surprised when I saw him hit the ball with his chin for the first time. Because he played as well as other snooker players with clubs.” After getting the boss’s approval, Ikram I have to drive 12 miles every day to play at the club.
His parents were afraid that he would be injured, and at first they disagreed with him to play snooker.
But seeing that their son loves this sport from the heart, they no longer stop it.
Ikram hit the ball with his chin.
After the video of Ikram hitting the ball with his chin was spread, many people were moved by his disabled spirit.
Hawking once said: "If a person has a disability in the body, he must not have a disability in the mind." Although Ikram does not have arms, his physical defects cannot stop his passion for snooker.
He gained confidence in this sport and found the meaning of his life.
Ikram is not currently a professional player, but his snooker talent has been affirmed by many people.
In an interview with foreign media, he said: "I met a lot of great snooker players. They told me that I am a genius. I can bring honor to Pakistan." Ikram’s current dream is to get More help from people so that they can go abroad to compete and win glory for the country.
He said: "God didn't give me arms, but gave me courage. I use them to realize my ambitions." Looking at the world of sports, there are many examples of physical disabilities and aspirations. There are countless disabled people like Ikram. , Got redeemed through sports and found the courage to live.
They are not favored by fate, but they played the strongest voice challenging fate.
In a video, Ikram leaned against the table and suddenly shook his head. The red and white balls collided with a pleasant sound, and thunderous applause immediately sounded around him.
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