<div><p>Every day, Bailey Matthews struggles to do things as simple as putting on a shirt, so it's fair to say he's overcome a lot of challenges in his young life. </p><p>When he was just 8 years old he took on a test that would be tough even for able-bodied kids his age, finishing the children's race in the Castle Howard Triathlon. The grueling competition involved a 100 meter swim, a 4,000 meter trike ride, and a 1,300 meter run, but it was Bailey's last few steps that impressed the crowd.</p><p>That's because in the final leg of the race, Bailey pushed away his walker and crossed the finish line on his own two feet.</p><div><div><div><amp-youtube height="9" width="16" layout="responsive" data-videoid="bEWO9JljMCY"></amp-youtube></div></div></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>Bailey - who's so inspirational he even has his own catchphrase - "Be more Bailey" - impressed everyone so much that he won both the Pride of Britain Award for his courage and also the BBC Helen Rollason Sports Personality of the Year Award.</p><p>His mother, Julie Hardcastle, said that Bailey "doesn't see himself as different to anyone else," in spite of how hard the smallest things can be for him.</p><p>The next year, Bailey returned to Castle Howard and finished the race again, managing to shave 7 minutes off his time. As long as he keeps racing, people around the world will have someone inspiring to look up to!</p><div><amp-img src="http://www.pressglue.com/uploads/268/Bailey%20Matthews%20Cholmondeley%202016.jpeg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p></p><h3>Share this post if you think everyone should "be more Bailey!"</h3></div>