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Sebastien Bellin is a Brazilian-Belgian former professional basketball player who played in the top European leagues for over 15 years. On 22 March 2016, he got severely injured in the Brussels Airport terrorist bombings, where he almost lost both legs and near to 50% of his total blood volume. This accident left him unable to walk let alone continue his basketball career. His positive attitude towards life made him recover remarkably fast. Today Sebastien is training to run the iconic Ironman of Hawaii, despite his still reduced mobility. He pivoted from being a professional basketbal player to being an inspirator to many. He launched Team Bellin, an innovative community and platform whose mission is to create a working blueprint for people to overcome their handicap(s). In these days where people around the world are faced with the Corona enemy, with a feeling of anxiety and loss of control there a few people better placed to give advice on how we can all keep focus in the midst of distraction. Nobody better than someone who came face to face with death and lost everything that defined his career in a flash of light. Next to this, he is also just a really cool human.
Sebastien Bellin is a Brazilian-Belgian former professional basketball player who played in the top European leagues for over 15 years. On 22 March 2016, he got severely injured in the Brussels Airport terrorist bombings, where he almost lost both legs and near to 50% of his total blood volume. This accident left him unable to walk let alone continue his basketball career. His positive attitude towards life made him recover remarkably fast. Today Sebastien is training to run the iconic Ironman of Hawaii, despite his still reduced mobility. He pivoted from being a professional basketbal player to being an inspirator to many. He launched Team Bellin, an innovative community and platform whose mission is to create a working blueprint for people to overcome their handicap(s). In these days where people around the world are faced with the Corona enemy, with a feeling of anxiety and loss of control there a few people better placed to give advice on how we can all keep focus in the midst of distraction. Nobody better than someone who came face to face with death and lost everything that defined his career in a flash of light. Next to this, he is also just a really cool human.
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