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One-armed soccer player inspires one-armed 2-year-old, and vice versa
Courtesy: Instagram/@tiddbit_outta_hand
From https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2019/07/23/carson-pickett-one-armed-soccer-player-inspires-one-armed-2-year-old/1803424001/
One-armed soccer player inspires one-armed 2-year-old, and vice versa
SCOTT GLEESON | USA TODAY
Updated 1:37 p.m. EDT July 23, 2019
Orlando Pride soccer player Carson Pickett said growing up she didn't have anyone who looked like her to look up to and she'd often feel stared at in public settings.
When she met 2-year-old Joseph Tidd, she became the role model she always wished she had. Both Pickett and Todd were born without a left forearm and have shared a special relationship as a result.
"Literally within five minutes of me meeting him, we had an instant bond," Pickett told USA TODAY Sports on Tuesday. "It's interesting, though, because for a kid that young, I didn't expect him to connect the way he did. Even though we both have the same arm (birth defect), it was amazing to me that it felt like he realized why we were bonded."
Pickett met the toddler for the first time in April for a game and the Pride shared video footage in which Pickett bent down to show her arm to Tidd, who lit up with an instant smile as the two had an emotional exchange and Pickett began tickling Tidd as well as fistbumping and high-fiving.
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SCOTT GLEESON | USA TODAY
Updated 1:37 p.m. EDT July 23, 2019
Orlando Pride soccer player Carson Pickett said growing up she didn't have anyone who looked like her to look up to and she'd often feel stared at in public settings.
When she met 2-year-old Joseph Tidd, she became the role model she always wished she had. Both Pickett and Todd were born without a left forearm and have shared a special relationship as a result.
"Literally within five minutes of me meeting him, we had an instant bond," Pickett told USA TODAY Sports on Tuesday. "It's interesting, though, because for a kid that young, I didn't expect him to connect the way he did. Even though we both have the same arm (birth defect), it was amazing to me that it felt like he realized why we were bonded."
Pickett met the toddler for the first time in April for a game and the Pride shared video footage in which Pickett bent down to show her arm to Tidd, who lit up with an instant smile as the two had an emotional exchange and Pickett began tickling Tidd as well as fistbumping and high-fiving.
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