他是来自南非的世界纪录保持者短跑运动员。她是来自英国埃塞克斯郡的活泼可爱的五岁女孩。一组最近在网络上疯传的励志照片显示，这两个素不相识的人，因为双腿截肢而结缘，他们顽强地不让截肢阻挡他们前进的脚步，进行了一场友好的仿生跑比赛。
25岁的奥斯卡·“银翼杀手”·皮斯托瑞斯在11个月大时被医生发现没有腓骨，不得不进行双腿膝下截肢手术。艾莉·梅·查利斯在16个月大时因感染严重的脑膜炎而失去了双手和双腿。
虽然艾莉最初安装的是普通假肢，但这个小女孩觉得走路很困难。更先进的碳纤维假肢——就像皮斯托瑞斯佩戴的那种——价格昂贵，但艾莉的社区团结起来支持她，筹集了更换假肢所需的15000美元。2009年， 这位5岁的女孩成为有史以来安装碳纤维假肢的最年轻的人。
在伦敦北部恩菲尔德的一个室内跑道上举行的比赛中，小艾莉在四场 15 米短跑比赛中都击败了冠军短跑运动员，她的双胞胎妹妹索菲以及哥哥姐姐泰拉和康纳都为她欢呼。
在一项历史性的公告中，使用特制猎豹柔性足假肢的皮斯托瑞斯获准参加2012年伦敦奥运会，推翻了国际体育仲裁法庭此前对其的禁赛令。国际田径协会曾裁定皮斯托瑞斯不得参赛，因为他的柔性足假肢构成不公平优势。然而，国际体育仲裁法庭在审查了两项新的（且相互矛盾的）研究证据后，做出了有利于皮斯托瑞斯的裁决。
皮斯托里乌斯周日晋级400米半决赛，但未能晋级决赛。他的成绩为46.54秒，比小组第一、卫冕世界冠军、格林纳达选手基拉尼·詹姆斯慢了两秒。 赛后，詹姆斯出于尊重和体育精神，拥抱了皮斯托里乌斯，并请求交换号码布。
“ 我只把他当成另一个运动员，另一个竞争对手，”詹姆斯在半决赛前一天告诉记者。“更重要的是，我把他当成另一个人。他是我钦佩和尊重的人。”
皮斯托瑞斯在接受《今日秀》采访时表示，他将“终生” 珍藏他的奥运记忆。 当他89岁的祖母在看台上观看比赛时，皮斯托瑞斯说：“听到人群的欢呼声，知道有那么多人支持我，这让我更加享受比赛。”
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very inspiring story...
Very inspiring and at the same time hear touching. It reminds us that hope is the greatest attribute that humans live by and we should be people who offer that hope to others.
Sohan.
WAAAY cool
You could see in these pictures that Oscar not ony made Ellie very happy but he also felt the happiness that her beautiful smile gave him.
God bless both of them, they are an inspiration to the human race.
Ok, I have a man crush on Oscar, this is how a man should act. He has a good head on his shoulders, and a decent heart. I have told my wife Oscar is my main man....
Mr. Pistorius, I imagine the gold and golden memory you gave that little girl will remain close to her for the rest of her life. Good man! Nice to wake up on Sunday morning to a story like that, it's going to be a good day!
This man is a very special person and so is Ellie. I pray they will both realize all that they can. Pistorius touched my heart and I doubt I will ever forget him.
REALLY nice to know there are truly good people left in the world!
My mother used to hush us when we begged for stuff we couldn't afford and really didn't need by saying, "I used to complain that I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet." Be thankful for what you have, and praise those who don't allow anything to stop them.
What a beautiful story from such a difficult beginning. Great people. God Bless them both.
congratulations for your awesome courage and perseverence!"Challenges are what make Life
interesting.overcoming them is what makes Life meaningful" –Joshua J.Marion
It takes stories like this to remind me and i'm sure a lot of others that majority of the things we whine about are really not important. Lovely story!
Inspiring! Persistence pays off! "What's more important, I see him as another person. Someone I admire and respect." INDEED, let us all strive to see others as PEOPLE first. That would solve so many problems. I strive to do this through storytelling. One by one if we all listened to each others stories, the misunderstanding, misperceptions, judgement, would fall away. What a wonderful world it Can be. Thank you for sharing the story! Kristin