![]() Soon, it will be a nation-wide phenomenon when Rob Mendez accepts the 2019 Jimmy V Perseverance Award at the ESPYS on July 10. "He told me that I couldn't go out there and dance with a girl. The disorder caused her to be born without arms or legs, according to multiple media reports.She. "It first actually came from a friend challenging me at an 8th grade dance," Mendez said. Scott previously made headlines in Eastern Kentucky as a teacher dealing with Tetra-Amelia. ![]() It actually came well before Mendez started coaching football. However, the phrase was not born on the gridiron. Nick Vujicic was born with tetra-amelia syndrome, a rare disorder that prevented him from growing any arms or legs. "Who says I can't?" has become a motto for the Prospect Football teams and, of course, for Mendez. Tetra-amelia-1 syndrome or TETAMS1 is caused by a homozygous mutation in the WNT3 gene on chromosome 17q21 with an autosomal recessive inheritance. The positiveness of your mind can get you to do unbelievable things and feats and that's what he does." The diagnosis of amelia syndrome is established clinically and can be made on routine prenatal ultrasonography. "When an able-body person says that they can't do something, his greatest message is, 'who says I can't?' His presence should tell anyone, if you're paying attention, that your mind is the most powerful thing. "His mind is the greatest thing," Prospect JV Assistant Defensive Coordinator Todd Livingston said. When Mendez first took over the coaching job, many kids on the team were surprised to see a man with his condition coaching them.īut coaches on his staff says he only used that as an opportunity to teach and motivate once again. His resiliency inspired others around him and made it an asset to have him on the staff. That sentiment has been followed by so many other coaches that he came across in his career. He's a great guy and I'll go to the end of the earth for him." He knew his offense, he knows his x's and o's and he brings an energy to the team, the players and the rest of the coaching staff. "Honestly, when I first hired him at Sobrato High School, I knew he was something special. "He's an inspiration to all of us," Alvernaz, said. Alvernaz hired Mendez to be on his staff, but then followed Mendez to Prospect to be his number two. ![]() Mendez has made stops at many different schools across the Bay Area, including Sobrato High School in Morgan Hill, Calif. 'Who says I can't?' was something that was very much for me to always stick with and I hope people take away from it in a positive way where they are comfortable to motivate themselves to do whatever they want in life." Eventually you will come across your passion and for me it was football and working with people. It's just natural to just be bold and try things in life. "Be bold and fail, be bold and fail, be bold and succeed. While it seems like a drastic impairment to most, Scott has accomplished a great deal: She got her. "I've always been someone to be not afraid of failure," Mendez said. Scott, 27, was born with Tetra-Amelia, a condition that caused her to be born without limbs. ![]()
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