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Oscar growing up as a young boy with both legs amputees, he soon discovered his passion for sports. After partaking in rugby, water polo, and tennis in high school he was introduced to track and field after a serious rugby knee injury in June 2003. After undergoing rehabilitation at the University of Pretoria's High Performance Centre he was introduced to his new found passion of running as a double legged amputee from below the knee. Pistorius founded growing up, sooner than later and once said, that "You are not disabled by the disabilities you have, you are able by the abilities you have."(2) When oscar was younger he got 1 Corinthians 9:26-27 tattooed on his left shoulder blade. It reads as follows "Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air. No I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached it to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize." (1)He decided to get it one night during a visit to New York after not being able to sleep one night. He says he took the subway uptown and just walked round for awhile after finding himself in a tattoo parlor. Pistorius said "some Puerto Rican guy did it. It took from 2am to about 8:30am. I think he was falling asleep after a while, which is why it's a little squiggly at the bottom. But I like it that way. To me, it makes it look more authentic."

(1) http://www.athleteslivehere.com/blog/2012/08/qualifying-for-more-than-gold-oscar-pistorious/
(2) http://delanasworld.wordpress.com/tag/oscar-pistorius/