A101 Team Your inspirational moment of the day: Oregon runner Justin Gallegos just became Nike’s first-ever professional athlete with cerebral palsy.
Watch his emotional reaction in the video above, and learn more about his three-year deal with Nike here.
Here’s how Gallegos described his reaction to the announcement, from one of his recent Instagram posts:
This was perhaps the most emotional moment in my seven years of running! Growing up with a disability, the thought of becoming a professional athlete is as I have said before like the thought of climbing Mt. Everest! It is definitely possible, but the odds are most definitely not in your favor! Hard work pays off! Hundreds of miles, blood, sweat, and tears has lead me here along with a few permanent scars! But the journey is damn sure not over!!! Looking back, I would guess there is only a few select people who would see me were I am today! I have gone through just about everything in the book to be where I am today! I was once a kid in leg braces who could barely put on foot in front of the other! Now I have signed a contract with Nike Running! Trust the process! And most of all trust in God! God is good!
