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If?Allysa Seely?could convey one thing about shedding her clothes for ESPN, it?would be that people with different abilities can compete at the highest levels of sport. Air Max 90 Outlet . You dont need to have two legs or two arms. I just want to help promote that.In college, Seely was diagnosed with Chiari 2 malformation, Basilar invagination and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome -- conditions that affect muscle function and the nervous system, and eventually led to the amputation of her left leg below her knee.Obviously the leg is the most difficult. I do have impairment in almost all of the muscles in my body. I lack something called proprioception -- thats where your brain is able to tell where your body is in space.?So when Im walking, and especially when Im racing and training, youll see me look down quite frequently to make sure I know where my legs are, which leg is in front and which leg is in back. On the bike when Im making turns I have to look down to make sure that I know which foot is up so that I dont hit my pedal on the ground.None of these complications have stopped her from competing and they definitely did not stop her from qualifying for Rio. She sat down with ESPN The Magazine for the 2016 Body Issue to talk about her Paralympics training.Self motivationSeely was diagnosed and had surgery in August 2010, and all she could think about was getting back to triathlon training. Her doctors and therapists were less sure.?There was significant amount of pushback and hesitation. I remember being in an inpatient rehabilitation unit and being like the joke of the floor -- people, nurses, physical therapists, they were betting that if I ever walked again they would do a triathlon or if I ever did this they would do a triathlon. So being me, it was kind of disappointing. But then I was like, You know what, Im going to do this. So I just set out to prove them wrong and get back to my life.She competed in the triathlon collegiate nationals eight months later.?By no means was it the fastest race in my life, but to this day it was probably one of the most rewarding experiences of my life -- crossing that finish line.Full-time trainingOnce she was healthy, Seely jumped right back into what she calls her full-time job.I train seven days a week, and usually have one day that is a little bit easier where I just go for a recovery ride or run and then an easier swim. But I train two to three times a day and in the gym lift three times a week. I swim almost every day and then I bike and run four to five days, so my training keeps me quite busy.Besides training for the Paralympics, Seely stays active by bouldering.Bouldering is similar to rock climbing but you do it all without rope. Its not straight up and down, its over and around and under and through. There are times when you are crawling on your hands and knees.Mental focusLiving with her medical issues, Seely says she never knows what she is going to have to deal with each morning. ?I think the biggest challenge I face is the unpredictable nature of a neurological condition. For a lot of people all they see is my amputation, they dont see the challenges in and out of every day. Last year alone I was in the hospital for over a month throughout the year -- seeing doctors almost every week. Sometimes I have great days and other days my body just doesnt want to cooperate and doesnt want to work.However, she does all that she can to manage whatever the day gives her.Its different. Its something you have to get used to. It changes. Its just another added part you have to navigate with training and racing.This summer, espnW is running stories, essays and letters on body image as part of a series called Love, My Body. Read more from the series ? 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NEW YORK -- Barcelonas official motto is mes que un Club, or more than a club in the Catalan language.In an effort to take over the U.S. market, the Spanish soccer powerhouse is showing that its also a global, multimillion dollar business.Looking to capitalize on its biggest assets -- superstars like Lionel Messi and Neymar -- and the growing popularity of soccer in the U.S., Barcelona opened a commercial office in New York that will lead the teams efforts to expand its business, gain more fans across the Atlantic and help the sport grow in America.We are coming to open new lines of relationships with a lot of companies, Barcelona President Josep Bartomeu said Tuesday during the opening of the office. Being in the U.S., probably other brands, other companies will like to partner with us.Barcelona already has commercial deals with four American companies -- Nike, Gillette, Gatorade and Black & Decker. It also claims to be the most popular soccer team in the country with about 19 million fans, followed by Manchester United with 17 million. The Premier League club is owned by the U.S.-based Glazer family, which also owns the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFL, and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.Barcelona has played in sold-out summer tours in the U.S. in recent years, and operates soccer academies in Florida and Charlotte, North Carolina, with more planned for New York and other cities, Bartomeu said.Francesco Calvo, the clubs chief revenue officer, said Barcelona generated $680 million in revenue last year. Their target is to increase the overall revenue to $1 billion by 2021, with the U.S. market considereed an important factor in that growth. Air Max 90 Italia. The (U.S.) domestic (market) is key, said Manel Arroyo, Barcelonas vice president for marketing and communications. But its also key that American companies can discover in us a platform to be known around the world.The Spanish league, La Liga, and other European clubs like Bayern Munich already have offices in New York. Barcelona opened its first overseas post two years ago in Hong Kong to oversee its efforts in Asia.U.S. and China are the main markets, the places where football is growing faster, Arroyo said.But even if other clubs arrived first in the U.S., Barcelona has something every other team in the world desires: Messi.The five-time FIFA Player of the Year has led the team to unprecedented success on and off the field, winning the Champions League four times and the Spanish league eight times in the last 10 years. His stellar play and on-field prowess translates to financial bonanza for Barcelona.Leo Messi is basic for us, Bartomeu said. Everybody wants Leo Messi on their team, and theres a reason for that. (Messi is) not only a sports objective, but more than a sports objective.Besides expanding the brand and reaching out to fans, Arroyo said the club is in New York to learn from U.S. leagues like the NFL and NBA, which he considers the benchmark in the global sports industry.The sports industry in this country is number one, without a doubt, he said, and clearly one of the focuses in this office is to learn from this country. ' ' '