Adaptive Motocross Racer + Para-Snowboarder Kiana Clay (ep. 464)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary

John O'Leary

Self-improvement, Bestsellingauthor, Education, Dailyinspiration, Society & Culture, Liveinspired, Johnoleary, Inspiration, Joebuck, Inspiredliving, Onfire, Relationships

4.9 • 672 Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2022

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Kiana Clay is the first adaptive female motocross racer, top-ranked para-snowboarder and 2026 Paralympic hopeful.

At 12 years old, Kiana suffered a traumatic brachial plexus injury on a motocross practice run that left her right arm paralyzed. While recovering from this accident, she was hit by a drunk driver, reversing any strength she was recovering and leaving her dominant arm permanently paralyzed.

Although these circumstances certainly changed her life, Kiana is not letting them define her.

Today, Kiana shares how she learned to accept her body, her struggle with depression, how she’s learned to trust God and what led to her recent decision to have her injured arm amputated.

This conversation is a reminder that you can't always choose the path you walk (or race!) in life, but you can always choose the manner in which you walk (or race!) it.

Learn more about this Live Inspired Podcast episode and more at JohnOLearyInspires.com.

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0:00.0	Well, look, Dad, your friend is building it.
0:04.6	My friends, we were downtown driving around the new soccer stadium that is being built right here in St. Louis, Missouri, when my son, Patrick, yelled that out from the backseat of the car.
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0:53.3	John O'Leary.
0:54.7	John is the number one national bestselling author of the book On Fire.
0:58.9	He's a world-class inspirational speaker, and he's the host of the Live-inspired podcast.
1:04.0	John interviews extraordinary individuals on their life story so that you can wake up from accidental living and more fully live your life
1:12.8	story. Here's your host, John O'Leary. Well, hello, my friends, and welcome to the live-inspired
1:19.3	podcast with John O'Leary. Over the past five and a half years, that's how long we've been
1:25.3	honored to lead forward this live-inspired podcast movement.
1:28.7	It has been in honor to interview New York Times Balsallin authors like Brunei Brown, Nick V and Mitch Album.
1:36.3	We've had the honor of interview an athletes such as Jackie, Joyner, Kersie, who I love.
1:40.9	Kurt Warner, my brother, who I love.
1:42.8	We've had renowned entrepreneurs like Starbucks, Howard Behar,
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