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Christian speaker has taken his message and shared his story with audiences across the country challenging them to do the unthinkable. If you want to be inspired to do something bigger than you are, read his book, unthinkable, where he chronicles his journey to become an ironman. Legless marathon winner shares path from accident local. One day when scott rigsby was eighteen years old, he was riding in the back of a pickup truck that was towing a threeton trailer.
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A documentary based on the book, surviving disaster with amanda ripley, aired on pbs in 2012. Since that incredible day in 2007, over 100,000 people have been inspired by his unthinkable story through his speaking events, book and video sales, and on the internet. His first thought was, will my life ever be the same again. Inspired by contributors to chicken soup for the soul. Almost 20 years after his accident and 26 surgeries, scott rigsby sought to find his purpose for living. She has a bachelor of science in communications from boston university.
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