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Legally blind Maine wrestler now competing at collegiate level – From Bangor Daily News

The social media cesspool reared its ugly head in the days following Derek Cote’s first Maine Class A individual wrestling state championship.

Keyboard warriors — as Cote described them — called the then-Noble High School freshman’s significant visual impairment that constitutes legal blindness fake. They accused him of possessing an unfair advantage with the slight modification to the initial start of his matches, even though his opponents lined up the same way.

Cote, now a freshman on the University of Southern Maine wrestling team, believes everyone deals with adversity, and vision is his, but also embraces the idea that his story can uplift others. 
“I view it as something I live with,” said the 19-year-old. “I’ve definitely been doubted a decent amount throughout my career, but it’s nothing I’ve ever let bother me or define who I am. I just came to the realization that it doesn’t really matter what others think of you. If they’re not major parts of your life, it doesn’t really matter what their opinion is.”

What defines Derek Cote are the three trait … story at … Southernmainehuskies.com/Wrestling-legally-blind-maine-wrestler-now-competing-at-collegiate-level-from-bangor-daily-news

January 28, 2024 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized