"A lot of sighted people write him off because he's blind. What he ends up doing is trying a lot harder and doing a lot better than a lot of sighted people."

Antoine Johnson, children's program coordinator at the Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind, believes (Mario Bonds) has managed to harness his rebelliousness to his advantage.

He likes to "show up the sighted," Johnson said. "A lot of sighted people write him off because he's blind. What he ends up doing is trying a lot harder and doing a lot better than a lot of sighted people." (Washington Post)