Chris Nikic inspiring others, pens new book with father

LAKE MARY, Fla. - The first person with Down syndrome to complete an Ironman triathlon is taking on a new challenge.  He and his dad have a new book out, proving that anything is possible.

"God sent me here to accomplish the possible," said Chris Nikic, of Maitland, "and you tell me that I can’t do anything?"

In November of 2020, Nikic crossed the finish line of the Ironman conquering something that's never been done before.

"I had this angry beast mode face, and I knew that in the end, it would be painful but I had the angry beast mode face!" he explained.

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Now, he wants to inspire others that he's not the only one who can do it. 

"For the past 18 years, I’ve been told by doctors that I couldn’t do anything," he said.

He and his father teamed up to write a book called 1% Better: Reaching My Full Potential and How You Can Too.

"It’s his story of achieving the impossible following this 1% better philosophy," said father Nik Nikic. "Our hope is that it’ll do for others what it’s done for Chris."

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