Nathan Winston
Former professional baseball player, high school baseball coach, corrections officer, motivational speaker and founder of Next Level Mindset. Born with PFFD (left leg amputated at age four), he competes and speaks about overcoming obstacles and "getting comfortable being uncomfortable."
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Aug 21, 2026
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And without kinda giving away a lot of that, I would like, Nathan, I'd love for you to just give us the background of where you came from and what you've had to overcome.
Nathan WinstonGUEST
I was born with a rare birth defect, PFFD, which stands for proximal femoral focal deficiency.
Nathan WinstonGUEST
So in my particular case, my femur and the ball and socket didn't form, and so my left leg wasn't growing at the same speed as my right leg, and so at the age of four they decided to amputate my leg.
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Nathan WinstonGUEST
Um, I was born with a rare birth defect, um, PFFD, which stands for proximal femoral focal deficiency.
Nathan WinstonGUEST
So in my particular case, my femur and the ball and socket didn't grow in, didn't form, and so my left leg, um, wasn't growing at the same speed as my right leg.
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