Jen Bricker - When ‘Can’t’ is a four-letter word
Growing up, Jen Bricker never used the word “can’t” – there was nothing she couldn’t do, despite the fact that she was born without legs.
Raised by her adoptive parents, Gerald and Sharon, in a small town in Illinois, Bricker grew up thinking she was no different to any of the other kids. And to the amazement of everyone around her, she succeeded in following her dreams – competing and winning titles in softball, basketball, volleyball and gymnastics.
“When ‘Can’t’ is a four-letter word” won the 2016 News and Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Feature Story in a News Magazine.
在成長過程中，珍·布里克（Jen Bricker）從未使用過「不能」這個詞——儘管她生來就沒有雙腿，但她沒有做不到的事。
布里克在伊利諾伊州的一個小鎮上由她的養父母傑拉爾德和莎倫撫養長大，她從小就認為自己和其他孩子沒有什麼不同。令周圍所有人驚訝的是，她成功實現了自己的夢想——參加壘球、籃球、排球和體操比賽並贏得冠軍。
「當『不能』是一個四個字母的詞時」榮獲 2016 年新聞和紀錄片艾美獎新聞雜誌傑出專題報道獎。
Jennifer Bricker (born October 1, 1987) is an American acrobat and aerialist. She is the sister of gymnast Dominique Moceanu. Born without legs, she was placed for adoption by her parents. The Moceanu family from which she originates is ethnically Aromanian, from modern Romania. Jennifer was a featured performer on Britney Spears' Circus Tour (2009) and was the first disabled high school tumbling champion in the state of Illinois.
In 1998, Bricker competed in the AAU Junior Olympics (power tumbling), placing fourth. The same year she received the U.S. Tumbling Association’s Inspiration Award.
Her history is detailed in her memoir Everything Is Possible: Finding the Faith and Courage to Follow Your Dreams, which was a New York Times bestseller. It was retold by the BBC in January 2017. Writing in Psychology Today, Nancy L. Segal noted, "The sisters' reunion makes for an inspiring story of family ties broken and restored. But it also provides priceless material for research into the roles of nature and nurture in athletic prowess".
In Dominique Moceanu's memoir Off Balance, she first revealed that she has a younger sister, Bricker, who had been placed for adoption at the hospital at birth. Before learning Moceanu was her sister, Bricker idolized Moceanu, and even had posters of her on her bedroom walls.
珍妮佛·布里克（Jennifer Bricker，1987年10月1日出生）是一位美國雜技演員和空中飛人。她是體操選手多明尼克·莫恰努的妹妹。她天生沒有雙腿，被父母收養。她出生的 Moceanu 家族是阿羅馬尼亞人，來自現代羅馬尼亞。珍妮佛是布蘭妮·斯皮爾斯馬戲團巡迴 (2009) 的特色表演者，也是伊利諾伊州第一位殘疾高中翻滾冠軍。
1998年，布里克參加了AAU青少年奧運（力量翻滾），獲得第四名。同年，她獲得了美國翻滾協會的靈感獎。
她的回憶錄《一切皆有可能：尋找追隨夢想的信念和勇氣》詳細介紹了她的經歷，這是《紐約時報》的暢銷書。 BBC 於 2017 年 1 月重述了該事件。[8]南希·L·西格爾在《今日心理學》中撰文指出，「姐妹倆的重聚講述了一個關於家庭關係破裂和恢復的鼓舞人心的故事。但它也為研究先天和後天在運動能力中的作用提供了無價的材料。」
在多米尼克·莫恰努 (Dominique Moceanu) 的回憶錄《失去平衡》中，她首次透露自己有一個妹妹布里克 (Bricker)，她出生時就被送往醫院收養。在得知莫恰努是她的妹妹之前，布里克非常崇拜莫恰努，甚至在她臥室的牆上貼了她的海報。
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