Ade Adepitan describes how, despite losing the use of one leg due to polio as a toddler in Nigeria, he forged a career encompassing sport, broadcasting and writing, winning many medals for wheelchair basketball, tennis and dance. Which was the biggest challenge: overcoming the racism he faced in East London in the 1970’s, poverty or contemporary attitudes towards disabled people?   Times’ columnists, Rachel Sylvester and Alice Thomson interview notable people about the challenges they faced in their lives. What impact did these have on their lives, on their identities and on their careers? Can early trauma, they ask, shape future success? Producer: Lucy Dichmont   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.