WEBVTT CARTER.BEARING THE TEEN USA LOGO ONHIS BACK, TYLER CARTER IS ONE OFTHE BEST IN THE WORLD ATOUTLINES SKIING.HIS JOURNEY TO THE WORLD'SBIGGEST STAGE HAS A HUMBLINGBEGINNING.>> WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, ITGAVE ME A SENSE OF FREEDOM ANDINDEPENDENCE.PEOPLE DID NOT HAVE TO KNOW THATI WAS MISSING A LEG AND DID NOTWANT THEM TO.>> TYLER WAS BORN WITHOUT AFIBULA AND ONE OF HIS LEGS WHENHE WAS ONE.HIS PARENTS HAD TO MAKE ADIFFICULT DECISION TO HAVE HISFOOT INDICATED.GROWING UP WITH ONE LEG ORHALF-A-LEG HAS ITS CHALLENGES INLIFE.WE HAVE TO ADAPT.>>'S PARENTS DID THEIR BEST TOMAKE THEM LEARN.>> IF I WANTED SOMETHING FROMTHE KITCHEN, I PARENTS TOLD METO PUT MY LEG ON AND HOT ORCRAWL OR HOWEVER I WANTED TO GO.I HAD TO GET IT MYSELF.>> THAT TAUGHT HIM PERSEVERANCE.>> THE LEGGINGS OFF MY SOAPCHANCE AND REALLY SHOW OFFSOMETIMES BECAUSE YOU KNOW, ILOVE KIND OF TALKING ABOUT IT.INTRODUCING PEOPLE TO THIS WORLDOF ADAPTIVE SKIING.>> IT IS THE REASON HE IS ABOUTTO COMPETE IN HIS SECONDPARALYMPIC GAMES.