Isaiah Austin encourages positivity in overcoming challenges

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/12/14
By: Joseph Yeh 

“You have the ability in yourself to find the positive in a negative situation you go through, I did it, that doesn’t mean you cannot do it,” Isaiah Austin, a professional basketball player diagnosed with a genetic disorder, told CNA in a recent interview.

“We are all humans, we are going to face difficulty each and every day in our lives. Just look at the glass half full instead of half empty,” he added.

The 7-foot-1 Austin is more than qualified to make such comment.

He was a college all-star at Baylor University and thought to be a likely first-round pick in the 2014 NBA draft until he was diagnosed just days before the draft with Marfan syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that affects the heart.    [FULL  STORY]