Alabama Man Overcomes Disability

Being a professional angler with a physical disability would be a huge challenge to overcome Tonight Reporter Jessica Bauman introduces us to a man from Alabama who is very determined at living life He says all you need is a heart soul and mind Clay Dyer was born without legs no left arm and only a partial arm on his right Frisbee baseball Basketball and swimming were challenges but through a lot of frustration and trial and error Clay learned to do anything he set his mind to Clay Dyer Pro Angler Motivational Speaker Everything I want to do I just basically I watch other people do it and I watch how they would do it and I would look and say ok this is all I ve got And I focus on what resources I have versus what I didn t have At age five Clay found his passion fishing By the age of 15 he started entering in tournaments And in 1995 Clay became a pro angler He uses his teeth to tie knots and hook and unhook bait One of Clay s biggest acomplishments is that he does not use any special equipment Clay Dyer Pro Angler Motivational Speaker Nobody else can use special rods or reels so I can t either Therefore I had to learn how to use rods and reals just like this one I used for demonstration I had to figure out how to drive the boat how everybody else drives it I don t have any special harnesses or seats or anything like that I m just very thankful that I m able to have preserverance and determination to stay with it until I did figure it out Clay also takes on the task of motovational speaking He was at the Bismarck Tribune s Sport Show and the New Song Church this weekend Clay Dyer Pro Angler Motivational Speaker My main philosophies in life is If I can you can If you have dreams go after them Don t let somebody tell you you can t go after them If somebody tells you you can t don t let them limit you cause your only limit is yourself Through Clays positive spirits he says he has everything he needs For KX News I m Jessica Bauman For more information on Clay Dyergo to his web site at www teamdyer com