However, none of that has stopped her from becoming an excellent athlete. Michelle, a junior at Trabuco Hills High, is a three-year member of the school's cross country and track teams. She has three bronze medals from last spring's state championships to her credit. Before taking up distance and track running, she was a standout in youth soccer.” This shows that Michelle was trying to change the stereotype of people with disabilities can't play sports by showing those people she can indeed play sports. She does this by practicing those sports and competing with able-bodied kids and doing as well as them. She is proving the stereotype wrong because she is doing well in sports, even though people say she can't.