There was a sportsman…

-          ...that in 1981 decided to play American Football as a Linebacker

-          That played an Italian Superbowl

-         That won the American Football European Championships in 1987 with the Italian National team

-         There was a kid that had everything, but decided to give it all to charity in a humanitarian expedition to Africa in 1992

-        There was a kid that during this expedition fell victim of a disastrous car accident that left him in a coma for 2 months and paralyzed from the waist down

Then

-        Since that fatal day, there is a kid that tries to give another meaning to life, that continue to play sports and started to challenge himself with an handbike

-         You can find him in the street while is training and you can say hello while you pedal with your legs and he pedals with his hands and a smile on the face

-         In 2009, this kid, travelled the historic Route 66 in USA, with his arms and determination and willingness to achieve his goal in handbike

-        This kid, has become the Bench Press Italian Champion for disabled and after 25 years, is back to wearing the National Italian shirt in another sport

-         This kid, in 2013, will go back to Africa , in the Masai land and will travel the places of his dismay in handbike to promote and raise awarness about disabled people. In the African mentality, a disable is a burden for the family and simply a mouth to feed...a curse!

 

Origin and meaning of my name:
It comes from German Nordobert, made up of northa (“strength”), or maybe north, and berta (distinguished, famous): therefore it means “distinguished for his strength” or “famous in the North”. Norberto is serious, strict and rather unsociable; he likes a quiet., secluded existence; not greatly passionate and quite reserved.
He has a gift for maths and science.