A young Chinese girl's journey to create a future for herself, despite losing both legs in a tragic accident, has become the story that inspired thousands of disable people in China.

　　一個年輕的中國女孩，盡管在一場不幸的車禍中失去雙腿，仍奮力為自己創造未來。她的故事激勵著全中國成千上萬的殘疾人。

　　Qian Hongyan, from Yunnan, south west China, made the headlines in 2005 when she was photographed 'walking' with the help of a basketball.Today, that same young woman is a champion swimmer with Paralympic dreams.In 2009, the determined girl became a national champion in the Chinese National Paralympics Swimming Competition.Last September, she won another gold medal in the 100m breaststroke final in the Yunnan Provincial Paralympic Games.

　　錢紅豔，來自中國西南部的雲南省，2005年因借助籃球“行走”的照片曝光而登上各大媒體的頭版頭條。今天，同樣的主角，這個年輕的女孩懷揣著奧運會的夢想成為了殘奧會遊泳冠軍。2009年，這個意誌堅定的女孩在全國殘奧會遊泳比賽中獲得了冠軍。去年9月，她還在雲南省殘奧會100米蛙泳決賽中獲得了另一塊金牌。

　　A four-year-old Qian Hongyan had both of her legs amputated after getting into an accident in 2000 where she nearly lost her life. Her family were extremely impoverished. They farmed and produced silk for a meager living. According to People's Daily Online, with little resources available, her grandfather resorted to cutting up an old basketball to replace of her lower body.The little girl learnt to 'walk' on her hands by supporting her entire upper body using wooden pads with handles.The basketball helped her to balance and provided a platform to rest on when she got tired.

　　2000年，四歲的錢紅豔發生了一場車禍，幾乎送命，經搶救後仍不得不將雙腿截肢。她的家庭非常貧困，以務農產絲勉強為生。據人民網報道，由於沒有可用的資源，錢紅豔的祖父就決定將“改裝”後的舊籃球代替她的下肢。這個小女孩需要學習通過借助帶把手的木板支撐自己整個上身用手“行走”。籃球的作用就是幫助她保持平衡，並在她走累的時候作為一個休息的支撐物。

　　She spent many years of her childhood being dubbed the 'Basketball Girl' by locals as a result.In 2005, Qian Hongyan's incredible hardship caught the widespread attention of Chinese, and later, international media. It also became a turning point in the then ten-year-old girl's life. With the help and support of donations, she was given the chance to travel more than 1,600 miles to Beijing and be fitted with her first pair of legs.

　　多年以來，當地人都叫她“籃球女孩”。2005年，錢紅豔勵誌故事成為了全中國的焦點，之後國際媒體還報道了此事。這也成為了這個年僅十歲的女孩人生中的轉折點。在社會捐款的幫助和支持下，錢紅豔有機會穿越1600多千米的旅程到北京“佩戴”人生中第一雙腿。

　　Then another blow came in 2007. Through donations, Qian Hongyan was able to attend and finish primary school.However, according to Xinhua news, she was faced with the reality that her family simply did not have enough money to allow her to continue her education beyond the age of 11.