Attempting one million basketball free throws over the course of 17 years, a guy in the US celebrated his 82nd birthday by accomplishing his objective.
Tom Steury, 82, of Eastside, Washington, claimed to have played basketball for 2,500 hours over the course of 17 years, making 94 percent of his shots.
Attempting one million basketball free throws over the course of 17 years, a guy in the US celebrated his 82nd birthday by accomplishing his objective.
Tom Steury, 82, of Eastside, Washington, claimed to have played basketball for 2,500 hours over the course of 17 years, making 94 percent of his shots.
It's wonderful to be able to function quite well under pressure. You are aware that I don't typically have this many people here, but everything went great.
On the court, approximately 100 free throws were made per day during the amazing adventure. The elderly man remembered his best run to be an incredible 222 consecutive shots.
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Although Abuelito, as his granddaughter refers to him, utilises a wheelchair, his movement defies what you might anticipate from someone who has a persistent spinal cord injury.
He suffered a spinal cord injury while he was in his 20s and did not receive a lot of counselling or therapy to aid in his recovery, according to Dr. Drea.
He persisted and built himself a workable life. It's surreal to consider that I now work as a physical therapist helping people who have had spinal cord injuries.
He made his one millionth free throw on Thursday, the day before his 82nd birthday. Over the past 17 years, he shot roughly 94 percent of his attempts and played the court for 2,500 hours in total.