Kortney Clemons: A Veteran’s Journey

Paralympic sprinter, long jump competitor and U.S. Army veteran Kortney Clemons talks about the IED that took his right leg and killed three of his friends in Iraq. Paralympic sports, he says, are just like the Olympics: "a very big deal."

Russell Wolfe: "I can represent my country again."

2012 WARRIOR GAMES: "Fighting it out - with love!"

Lex Gillette: "I get to my 16th step and I jump."

2011 – A NEW RECORD FOR WOMEN’S 100M

Katy Sullivan: "London is everything!"

Mackenzie Soldan: "Everyone was cheering!"

Paul Schulte: "And we shoot 3-pointers, too!"

New Zealand 2011: Women’s Wheelchair Relay Finals

Beijing 2008: Men’s Relay Race Finals

Blake Leeper: "I want to beat him. Point. Blank. Period!"

More From PBS

Presented in the United States under agreement with the United States Olympic Committee.
Produced for PBS by
- Funding provided by:
- Bruce C., Alex, Conner and Lynn Bay Dayton
- The Gordon and Llura Gund Foundation
- No Limits Media