Jessica Cox (born 1983 in Arizona) is the world's first licensed armless pilot, as well as the first armless black-belt in the American Taekwondo Association (she now has two black belts in Taekwondo). She was born without arms due to a rare birth defect. She earned her pilot's license on October 10, 2008, after three years of training, and is qualified to fly a light-sport aircraft to altitudes of 10,000 feet; Jessica Cox flew in a single engine airplane for the first time via Wright Flight. She received her flight training through an Able Flight scholarship and soloed under the instruction of Parrish Traweek. Cox has not used prosthetic arms since she turned 14. Using her feet as most people use their hands, she is able, among other things, to drive a car (she has an unrestricted license and drives a car without modifications), to type on a keyboard (25 words per minute), to pump her own gas, and to put in and remove her contact lenses. She is also a certified SCUBA diver. Cox holds a Bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Arizona and works as a motivational speaker and has shared her message in 18 different countries.

1. Great Courage
Thanks !!!!
空中妙有，
超棒的啟發，
無限感恩！

3. Jessica was born without
arms as a result of a rare
congenital disease
Like every child, she did not
understand why she had no
arms as did the other
children
“It was difficult to be
different.”
患有罕見的先天性疾病，潔西
卡天生就無雙臂。
猶如每一個天真無邪的小孩，
小時候，她無法理解為什麼自
己沒有手臂，為什麼自己跟別
的孩子不一樣？
“ 異于常人是一件非常痛苦的

4. Regardless of that,
she took part in
different activities
such as gymnastics,
dancing and singing,
frequently
participating in large
presentations.
儘管如此，潔西卡積
極地參與各種課外活
動，如：體操、舞蹈
、聲樂等等。。。
還經常參加大型的演
出。

5. When she was young she
frequently felt opposed,
downtrodden and on the verge
of tears resulting from anger
due to her lack of arms; given
this, she placed all her energy
in the practice of sports.
For Jessica, the main challenge
of being born without arms was
the constant perception of
others more than the physical
adversity.
小時候，沒有雙臂的她常被人瞧不
起、被排擠，經常氣得淚水在眼眶
內打滾。因此，她把不滿的情緒和
精力都發洩在各種體育項目上。
潔西卡認為人生最大的挑戰不是肢
體上的缺陷而是要學習如何面對別

6. 我曾經很在乎路上的行人多看我一眼，或是別人用異樣
的目光看著我用腳吃東西。
慢慢地，我學會了任何事情都要往正向思考；當我把這
一切視為正向震波能量時，他們成了我最好的助緣，把
我的心培育得更積極、更樂觀。
“I had the habit of
becoming very upset
when people look at
me walking in the
street or eating with
my feet. However, I
learned to look only
at the positive side of
situations and this
gave me the ability to
utilize these positive
vibrations to become
an example for
optimism.”

7. Jessica considers her parents as role models to be followed
and as pillars for her. “My mother is my model and she always
told me that I could do all that I wanted to do. My father never
shed a tear since my birth as he does not consider me to be a
victim. It is difficult to be the father of a handicapped person.
He was my base during the difficult moments and it was he
who forged the person I am today."
父母親是潔西卡最好的典範
與最大的支柱。
“ 媽媽是我的典範，她常對
我說你想做什麼就盡力去做
吧！我一定支持你。”
“ 爸爸也從沒有因為有我這
個有缺陷的女兒而流過半滴
眼淚；由始至終他從不認為
我是個犧牲品。爸爸是我的
依靠，尤其是當我面對困難
的時刻；也因為有他才造就
了今天的我。”

8. The first time I learned to drive a car, it was thanks
to some modifications. Even with that, after having
learned well, I decided to remove the modifications
placed in the car and now I hold a driving permit
without restrictions.
第一次學開車，
真的很感恩當時
技工特地為我做
的改造儀。
當駕駛技術熟練
後，我決定把改
造儀拿掉，學習
像正常人一樣開
車；現在我擁有
的駕照是無限制
型的。

9. Holder of a degree in Psychology from the University
of Arizona, she always attracts attention when she
fills her car with gas.
潔西卡畢業
于亞利桑那
大學，心理
學學士。
每當她在加
油站自行添
加汽油時，
她還是受眾
矚目。

10. She is able to write 25 words per minute, dry her
hair, put on her make-up, and wear her contact
lenses at the same ease as anyone.
潔西卡的
日常生活
和我們每
個人一樣
：她可以
在一分鐘
內腳寫 25
個字、自
己吹乾頭
髮、化妝
、戴上隱
形眼鏡。

11. Jessica, 26 years old and 1.55
meters tall, is the first lady in history
to pilot a plane without arms.
潔西卡，
26 歲時，
身高 1.55
米，突破
歷史，成
為第一個
無雙臂的
女飛行員
。

12. This inspiring lady and heroine for numerous persons,
always irradiates joy and is proof of having a great
sense of humor ; on Mother’s Day last year she flew
alone by herself without anyone accompanying her,
dragging a notice board saying simply : “Look Mom,
without arms !”
That day, she registered approximately 130 hours of
這位深具啟發性的女英
雄，時刻散發著歡樂與
幽默。
去年的母親節，她獨自
駕著小型飛機，機尾飄
出一條橫幅上面寫道：
“媽，您看，我不需要手
喔！”
那天，她獨立創下了約
130 小時的飛行記錄。

13. “Sometimes fear starts from the lack of knowledge
of the unknown. As soon as I started flying, I
realized that my fear came because I knew too
much about the subject. There is a universal fear,
where you lack of confidence in yourself."
有時惶恐源於無知與
缺乏知識。
我開始學習飛行時發
現我的恐懼來自我的
所知障。
原來，宇宙萬物的惶
恐來自於缺乏自信心
。

14. Thanks to her confidence,
her preparation and ambition,
Jessica has traveled a long
path to become that which
she is today.
感謝于她的自信、努力與理想
，潔西卡經歷了一條漫長的路
才走到今天。
After becoming an
outstanding speaker
(www.rightfooted.com), she was also
a children’s guide in the
International Network of
Children Amputees during the
last five years.
自從成為一名出色的演講者後
，她也參與了國際兒童截肢網
絡，充當孩子們的指導老師長

15. Between laughs she says the
hardest part will be a suitor
asks her hand from her
parents.
幽默的她笑著說：“最難的一關
恐怕是在婚禮中新郎請求父親
把新娘子的手交托給他吧！”
Jessica Cox hopes to
marry and have children.
潔西卡希望能像正常人一樣結
婚、生孩子。 “I know that it will be
difficult to form a
family, but I know that I
will be a good mother.”
“ 我知道要建立一個家
庭是件不容易的事，但
我將會是個好母親。”

16. “The human being must live some difficult moments in
life to have emotional moments.”
人生需要一些困境的磨練才更能體會生命中動人的色彩
。
“Our great fear is not so much to not
be up to measure, it is that we are
stronger over and above all measure”.
一個人最大的憂慮不是自己是否能達到
標準，而是自己能否有力量超越任何界
限。
“I do not have arms but that is not what
determines where I can go“
雖然我沒有手但這不代表它能決定我未來
的人生路。
“The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory.”
愈艱苦的人生愈能磨成美麗的鑽石。