May 7, 2025 • 47 secs
A man who has been an amputee since childhood changed his name to Peg Leg inspires others with his worldwide mission!
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Talk about an inspirational story. Now, when I say this
person's name, I did not make this up. He actually
this is actually his name. A fifty five year old
father of three named peg Leg Bennett was born with
a birth defect that led to the amputation of his
foot when he was just a baby. But he's not
letting that disability hold him back. Peg Leg has spent
(00:20):
his life pursuing his passion of surfing, and he has
traveled the world surfing, making it to some of the
most famous big wave surfing spots in places like Indonesia,
Hawaii and others. Isn't that so cool?
Speaker 2 (00:34):
That's neat, But that was his given name.
Speaker 1 (00:36):
He actually renamed himself and that's that's now his given name.
Speaker 2 (00:41):
So it's cool with him.
Speaker 1 (00:42):
It's cool with him. I just want to make that cut.
Speaker 2 (00:44):
That is an inspiring story. Yeah,
Talk about an inspirational story. Now, when I say this
person's name, I did not make this up. He actually
this is actually his name. A fifty five year old
father of three named peg Leg Bennett was born with
a birth defect that led to the amputation of his
foot when he was just a baby. But he's not
letting that disability hold him back. Peg Leg has spent
(00:20):
his life pursuing his passion of surfing, and he has
traveled the world surfing, making it to some of the
most famous big wave surfing spots in places like Indonesia,
Hawaii and others. Isn't that so cool?
Speaker 2 (00:34):
That's neat, But that was his given name.
Speaker 1 (00:36):
He actually renamed himself and that's that's now his given name.
Speaker 2 (00:41):
So it's cool with him.
Speaker 1 (00:42):
It's cool with him. I just want to make that cut.
Speaker 2 (00:44):
That is an inspiring story. Yeah,
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