LOS ANGELES – Ashley Fiolek wears a pink bracelet on her right wrist that reads in Latin possunt quia le posse videntur.
English translation: To be able because you are able.
To the 18-year-old Fiolek it means riding fast in the noisy, chaotic sport of motocross, despite being deaf.
“We never treated Ashley different,†said her father, Jim. “To us she’s just a normal kid who can’t hear.â€
Normal, except she dominates in the dirt. Since turning pro last year, the 5-foot-2, 105-pound rider from St. Augustine, Fla., has won …Â Details
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