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Former Sussex seamer Lewis Hatchett is forging a new career as a motivational speaker, inspiring others with the remarkable story of how he overcame a disability to become a professional cricketer.Hatchett was born with Poland Syndrome, a rare condition which appears in only one in 100,000 births and which affects one side of the body in different ways. In Hatchetts case he is missing his right pectoral muscle and the two ribs that would have been behind it, which means his chest is visibly sunken on that part of his body, leaving complications that he has to deal with on a day-to-day basis.His right shoulder muscles overcompensated for the missing pectoral, causing these muscles to be over-used and they become fatigued quickly, resulting in aches, burning sensations and headaches daily along with his right chest offering little protection to his right lung.Although he was advised as a youngster not to play contact sports, Hatchetts determination helped him to overcome his condition. He spent six years as a professional with Sussex, taking 102 wickets in 53 first-team matches in all competitions, and batting in a bullet-proof vest.He was advised to retire at the end of last season because of a lower-back complaint.Hatchett is still adjusting to life outside the Sussex dressing room but he has kept busy by helping his brother Bradley in a business networking business, works as a personal trainer - a course he took with the help of PCA funding while he was playing - and has also begun a career as a motivational speaker.The more I have spoken about my condition and my path into the game, the more I have realised how rare this story is, Hatchett said. Its not just relevant to people with disabilities. A lot of the people who have heard me speak dont have a disability, but tell me that, having heard my story, they realise that they dont have a reason to complain about things that they think are wrong in their own lives.I believe that there are so many messages in my story that are transferable to all aspects of life and I am really enjoying telling it. Each time I speak I get better and the feedback is brilliant.Hatchett was not always so comfortable in discussing his condition and for a long time he hid it so that it could not be used as an excuse to not select him.I protected it because I didnt want to give anyone the chance to use it against me, to not pick me or to drop me. I could accept not being selected for my cricket, but not my body, that wasnt an option in my eyes, he said.I worked incredibly hard to make myself the fittest player in the team so no one could use my body against me. I know I did everything possible to play professional cricket and probably went further than I ever should have.My family never made it a big deal. I have a younger brother who is fully able-bodied. We competed against each for years and I didnt see myself as any different for him.I wasnt put in cotton wool. I wasnt protected from anything. As a youngster I knew I wasnt the best player around, but I knew I could work harder than everyone else I came up against and Id give myself a chance, which is what I did.Hatchetts condition meant that he had to work hard to develop his leading right arm for bowling and catching. The vulnerability of his right chest meant that, if struck, the consequences could have been fatal and so he had a specially-designed vest made out of Kevlar to protect the right side of his chest while batting.The chest guard was something I had built in my second year of being a pro because I realised that chest guards that you get off the shelf werent going to cut the mustard with bowlers bowling up to 90mph, Hatchett said. The Kevlar chest guard is literally bulletproof, so when I was batting I could say to bowlers, Im bulletproof! Nike Shoes Sale . Francis told several hundred members of the European Olympic Committees that when sport "is considered only in economic terms and consequently for victory at every cost . Sneakers Sale . Coach Tom Thibodeau says the former MVP will probably start travelling with the team in the next few weeks. 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UK Athletics and the British Olympic Association announced the squad on Tuesday, two days on from the Virgin London Marathon.Sundays event saw Callum Hawkins and Tsegai Tewelde - the first and second Britons across the line respectively in the mens marathon, who both ran under the required time for Rio - qualify automatically. Derek Hawkins, the elder of the two siblings, joins them having been selected after he was the third British man to finish on Sunday, also hitting the Olympic standard.Alongside the trio, Alyson Dixon and Sonia Samuels also made it into the squad. Both had already run the qualifying time in Berlin last September, and Dixon sealed her spot as the first Briton home in the womens marathon on Sunday, while Samuels booked her place as the second.It was also announced on Tuesday that 50 kilometre race walker Dominic King had been selected to represent Great Britain in Rio for what will be his second Olympics. Team GB will be represented in this summers Olympic marathon by Tsegai Tewelde, who has only completed the distance once in a competitive race They are the first six members of the athletics squad for Rio, with the rest of the team to be announced in the coming months.ddddddddddddCallum Hawkins, 23, who came eighth overall on Sunday, with Tewelde 12th and Derek Hawkins 14th, said: The aim was to finish top two in the London Marathon so I am really happy.Rio was my main goal in the race and I didnt care about the time so Im delighted with my position and securing selection.Dixon said: It feels like a dream come true and hasnt really sunk in. Going to the Olympics is something I have dreamed of for 20 years.The 37-year-old came 13th on Sunday, one place ahead of Samuels.The selected athletes are:Callum Hawkins, 23, Kilbarchan Athletics ClubDerek Hawkins, 26, Leeds City/Kilbarchan Athletics ClubTsegai Tewelde, 26, Shettleston HarriersAlyson Dixon, 37, Sunderland StrollersSonia Samuels, 36, Sale HarriersDominic King (50km Race Walk), 32, Colchester Harriers Also See: Team GB ' ' '