\u201cSo the main destination ever since I was 15 years old was the Olympics,\u201d he shared.<\/p>\n
Initially, Owusu\u2019s vision was set on gymnastics when he moved to the United States at age eight. But after suffering two ruptured Achilles tendons, experiencing homelessness in his car, and dealing with an infected Achilles, he kept moving forward.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo after two ruptured Achilles, being homeless in my car, dealing with an infected Achilles\u2026\u201d Owusu recounted.<\/p>\n
Now, he\u2019s training in the high-speed winter sport of skeleton, where athletes sprint, dive headfirst onto a sled, and rocket down icy tracks at speeds up to 80 miles an hour, pulling up to five G\u2019s of force.<\/p>\n
Demonstrating the difficulty of the sport, Owusu said, \u201cSo I have to run really fast and mount, and then I\u2019m in.\u201d He added, \u201cI put my chest and then I use my spikes\u201d to stop after a run.<\/p>\n
The sport is typically dominated by cold-weather countries. But Owusu is doing it for Ghana and for those who\u2019ve been overlooked.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe more experience I got, I was like I really can\u2019t do this even if I didn\u2019t have the resources,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
To help others like him, Owusu founded UncommonDreams Inc., a nonprofit that supports underfunded and underrepresented athletes.<\/p>\n
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