[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 101 (Thursday, July 1, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1273]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                     CONGRATULATING BOYD HUNEYCUTT

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                        HON. SUE WILKINS MYRICK

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, July 1, 2010

  Mrs. MYRICK. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate one of the 
most hard-working and inspirational people I've ever had the honor of 
knowing.
  Last month at the U.S. Powerlifting Championships, Boyd Huneycutt, 
after an 18-year break from competing, set the national and world 
record in his weight class.
  But what makes his story unique is that Boyd was born prematurely 
with numerous birth defects, and given 72 hours to live. 50 years 
later, Boyd is still touching lives and inspiring those around him.
  You see, Boyd only has two fingers on one hand. And one on the other. 
He has metal braces on his legs. In his lifetime, he's had 72 
orthopedic surgeries. The obstacles he's faced in his life are many, 
and may have stopped others.
  But Boyd lives by the motto ``Never Compromise, Always Improvise''. 
And improvise he did.
  He set his first North Carolina state record in 1989. He won his 
first state championship in 1990. In 1992, he won gold in his weight 
class while representing the United States on the U.S. national team.
  And to top it off, he's undefeated. In more than two decades of 
competing, nobody has ever beaten him, and I doubt that anyone ever 
will.
  It's because of his work ethic, determination, and refusal to take 
``no'' for an answer that Boyd Huneycutt has become a world class 
athlete and world champion. I'm honored to know him, and look forward 
to many more national and world records to come.

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