He’s never felt out of place asking to play games, whether it was with the neighborhood kids when he was younger or with other players in PandaXGaming’s 24 hour Street Fighter IV lobbies. Wheels said he’s always been confident and maintained a positive attitude, despite his severe physical disabilities. I need a lot of physical assistance when it comes to moving around,” Wheels told Yahoo Esports. I’ll be honest, I’m pretty well off considering how bad people usually get. He has to play with it on a hard surface sitting on his lap. His hands aren’t strong enough to hold his Xbox One controller. His arms and legs aren’t as developed as the average adult his age. The severity of SMA Type 2 has left Wheels bound to a wheelchair hence the nickname.

As a result, the muscles atrophy due to inactivity. Muscles don’t receive signals from the nerve cells, which are located in the spine. Wheels was born with a genetic disease called Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2 (SMA.) SMA affects the “part of the nervous system that controls voluntary muscle movement,” according to the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Instead, he learned to throw fireballs and Dragon Punches. Wheels loves sports, but with a condition that prevents him from competing in physical activities, he couldn’t throw a football, dunk a basketball, or hit a home run like other kids. A 22-year-old from Milwaukee, Wisconsin Wheels found his calling in competitive fighting games.

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