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Oscar Pistorius</h1>  <div class="cnn_cb_lc"> <div class="cnn_strycblogo" style="border-right:1px solid #e6e6e6; padding-right:15px;"><div>Join the conversation</div><div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130328171736/http://www.ireport.com/" target="_blank" style="font-size:12px; font-weight:bold;"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130328171736im_/http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/ssi/story/3.0/banner/ireport.inc/partner.logo.jpg" border="0" alt="iReport" style="padding-right:0; border-right:none;"/> CNN iReport</a></div></div> <script type="text/javascript"> var cnnOmniPartner = "iReport"; </script> </div> <div class="cnn_stryathrtmp"> <div class="cnnByline">By <strong>Cynthia Falardeau</strong>, Special to CNN</div> <div class="cnn_strytmstmp">updated 5:35 AM EST, Wed February 20, 2013</div> </div>  <div class="cnn_strycntntlft">  <div class="cnn_stryimg640captioned"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130328171736im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130218163309-falardeau-pistorius-irpt-story-top.jpg" alt="Cynthia Falardeau and her son Wyatt, who had part of his right arm amputated as a newborn, run a race for autism awareness." border="0" height="360" width="640"/></div> <div class="cnn_stryimg640caption"><div class="cnn_strycaptiontxt">Cynthia Falardeau and her son Wyatt, who had part of his right arm amputated as a newborn, run a race for autism awareness.</div></div> <a name="em0"></a> <div class="cnn_strylftcntnt"><div class="cnn_strylctcntr"> <div><strong>STORY HIGHLIGHTS</strong></div> <ul class="cnn_bulletbin cnnStryHghLght">  <li>Cynthia Falardeau's son, 10, lost part of his right arm as a newborn</li> <li>Falardeau saw runner Oscar Pistorius as a role model for her son</li> <li>Her son cautioned her, "Mom, he's just a man"</li> <li>Have a personal essay to share with the world? <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130328171736/http://ireport.cnn.com/topics/922651">Submit at CNN iReport</a></li>  </ul> </div></div>  <p class="cnnEditorialNote"><em><strong>Editor's note:</strong> Cynthia Falardeau is executive director of The Education Foundation of Indian River County in Vero Beach, Florida. Her son, Wyatt, lost his right hand to amniotic band syndrome as a newborn. Oscar Pistorius, who competed at the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130328171736/http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/19/world/africa/south-africa-pistorius-case/index.html">is accused of shooting and killing his girlfriend</a> on Valentine's Day. Falardeau's story first appeared on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130328171736/http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-929203">CNN iReport</a>. </em></p> <p><strong>(CNN)</strong> -- The first time I saw <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130328171736/http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/14/sport/pistorius-profile/index.html" target="_blank">Oscar Pistorius</a> run, I was captivated. Witnessing him caused me to jump up and down. My 10-year-old son, an amputee since the first week of his life, calmly commented, "Mom, he's just a man!"</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph2">I suppose that should have curbed my enthusiasm. But to see a man in motion without the use of feet was simply magical. I saw him as a future superhero for my son, who is missing part of his right forearm and hand. Completely inspired, I felt as though I had witnessed the Messiah. I was so captivated that I started posting his likeness all over my Facebook page.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph3">In short, I was caught up in "Oscar-mania." Even my church pastor had preached about Pistorius. The "Blade Runner," he said, represented Christian values. He embodied things that I wish for my son's life. Seeing Pistorius at the Olympic and Paralympic Games was amazing and did something very special to raise awareness of athletes with physical differences.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph4">However, in the hysteria, I lost sight of one simple thing that my son had been able to see: Pistorius is just a man. He has the ability to make the mistakes of mortals. He is not a god; he is a person, and I got caught up in the passion.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph5"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130328171736/http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/19/world/africa/south-africa-pistorius-affadavit/index.html" target="_blank">In full: Pistorius' affidavit to court</a></p> <div class="cnn_strylftcntnt"> <div class="cnn_strylctcntr cnn_stryfactbox"> <div class="cnn_strycorrheader"><b>Become a fan of CNNOpinion</b></div> Stay up to date on the latest opinion, analysis and conversations through social media. Join us at <strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130328171736/https://www.facebook.com/CNNOpinion" target="_blank">Facebook/CNNOpinion</a></strong> and follow us <strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130328171736/https://twitter.com/CNNOpinion" target="_blank">@CNNOpinion on Twitter</a></strong>. We welcome your ideas and comments. <br/><br/> <br/><br/> <div class="cnn_pad20top"></div> </div></div> <div class="cnn_strylftcntnt"> <div class="cnn_strylctcntr cnn_stryfactbox"> <div class="cnn_strycorrheader"><b>Become a fan of CNNOpinion</b></div> Stay up to date on the latest opinion, analysis and conversations through social media. Join us at <strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130328171736/https://www.facebook.com/CNNOpinion" target="_blank">Facebook/CNNOpinion</a></strong> and follow us <strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130328171736/https://twitter.com/CNNOpinion" target="_blank">@CNNOpinion on Twitter</a></strong>. We welcome your ideas and comments. <br/><br/> <br/><br/> <div class="cnn_pad20top"></div> </div></div> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph6">We don't know what really happened. I would like to believe that <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130328171736/http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/18/world/africa/south-africa-pistorius-case/index.html">Reeva Steenkamp's death</a> was a horrible accident. Oscar Pistorius may or may not be guilty.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph7">But, whatever happened, there is a lesson: Too often in life, we put people on pedestals. We set them up to fail. The reality is that, despite their seemingly superhuman performances, they are just people with their own sets of challenges.</p> <script> var currExpandable="expand18"; if(typeof CNN.expandableMap==='object'){CNN.expandableMap.push(currExpandable);} var mObj={}; mObj.type='video'; mObj.contentId=''; mObj.source='bestoftv/2013/02/19/exp-early-curnow-pistorius-bail.cnn'; mObj.videoSource='CNN'; mObj.videoSourceUrl=''; mObj.lgImage="https://web.archive.org/web/20130328171736/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130218215305-ac-pistorius-charges-evidence-00005310-story-body.jpg"; mObj.lgImageX=300; mObj.lgImageY=169; mObj.origImageX="214"; mObj.origImageY="120"; mObj.contentType='video'; CNN.expElements.expand18Store=mObj; </script> <a name="em3"></a> <div class="cnn_strylftcntnt cnn_strylftcexpbx" id="expand18"> <div class="cnn_strylceclbtn"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130328171736im_/http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.e/img/3.0/mosaic/bttn_close.gif" alt="" border="0" height="23" width="58"/></div> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130328171736im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130218215305-ac-pistorius-charges-evidence-00005310-story-body.jpg" alt="" border="0" class="box-image" height="120" width="214"/><cite class="expCaption"><span>Premeditated murder charge for Pistorius</span></cite> </div> <script> var currExpandable="expand28"; if(typeof CNN.expandableMap==='object'){CNN.expandableMap.push(currExpandable);} var mObj={}; mObj.type='video'; mObj.contentId=''; mObj.source='bestoftv/2013/02/20/ac-clark-geragos-pistorius.cnn'; mObj.videoSource='CNN'; mObj.videoSourceUrl='https://web.archive.org/web/20130328171736/http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/'; mObj.lgImage="https://web.archive.org/web/20130328171736/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130219222447-ac-clark-geragos-pistorius-00045114-story-body.jpg"; mObj.lgImageX=300; mObj.lgImageY=169; mObj.origImageX="214"; mObj.origImageY="120"; mObj.contentType='video'; CNN.expElements.expand28Store=mObj; </script> <a name="em4"></a> <div class="cnn_strylftcntnt cnn_strylftcexpbx" id="expand28"> <div class="cnn_strylceclbtn"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130328171736im_/http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.e/img/3.0/mosaic/bttn_close.gif" alt="" border="0" height="23" width="58"/></div> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130328171736im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130219222447-ac-clark-geragos-pistorius-00045114-story-body.jpg" alt="" border="0" class="box-image" height="120" width="214"/><cite class="expCaption"><span>Geragos: Pistorius has plausible story</span></cite> </div> <script> var currExpandable="expand38"; if(typeof CNN.expandableMap==='object'){CNN.expandableMap.push(currExpandable);} var mObj={}; mObj.type='video'; mObj.contentId=''; mObj.source='world/2013/02/20/lklv-mabuse-steenkamp-farewell.cnn'; mObj.videoSource='CNN'; mObj.videoSourceUrl=''; mObj.lgImage="https://web.archive.org/web/20130328171736/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130220003433-lklv-mabuse-steenkamp-farewell-00001808-story-body.jpg"; mObj.lgImageX=300; mObj.lgImageY=169; mObj.origImageX="214"; mObj.origImageY="120"; mObj.contentType='video'; CNN.expElements.expand38Store=mObj; </script> <a name="em5"></a> <div class="cnn_strylftcntnt cnn_strylftcexpbx" id="expand38"> <div class="cnn_strylceclbtn"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130328171736im_/http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.e/img/3.0/mosaic/bttn_close.gif" alt="" border="0" height="23" width="58"/></div> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130328171736im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130220003433-lklv-mabuse-steenkamp-farewell-00001808-story-body.jpg" alt="" border="0" class="box-image" height="120" width="214"/><cite class="expCaption"><span>Remembering Reeva Steenkamp</span></cite> </div> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph8">The truth is, I wanted my son to have a role model. The first part of his life was filled with questions for me. I wanted someone to tell me that he would be OK. After he was born, the first couple of times that I saw someone with a limb difference, I would race up to them and start a conversation. In the beginning, this approach brought me comfort.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph9">One morning at the gym, I spotted a man with a limb difference like my son's. At the time, my baby was only 6 months old. I ran up to him and said hello. The guy turned and looked at me.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph10">In a thick French-Canadian accent, he responded, "Hello, my dear!" Completely embarrassed, I thrust my baby into his range of vision and stumbled to say, "He, he, he is like you!" Suddenly, his seductive voice changed to a matter-of-fact tone. In an instant, he said the words I have never forgotten: "This is your issue. Your son will never really see himself as different unless you let him." He continued, "He is young and you control how he perceives himself. So just relax and enjoy him."</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph11">I was mortified and completely perplexed. But on another level, I was grateful for his words.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph12">All of this made my husband laugh. As a man who lacks hair, he remarked, "Honey, I don't run up to every bald guy! You should not expect to have a connection with every person whose limb difference is like our son's. After all, they are just people."</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph13">So there, again, was my life lesson.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph14">We want to be reminded that ordinary people are capable of extraordinary things. But, despite whatever heroic and inspiring feats we accomplish, we are all potentially capable of doing great harm.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph15">I am grateful for Pistorius' flash of greatness, and I am sad if he has fallen from it.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph16"><i>Have you ever learned an important lesson from your children? 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Now he faces a murder trial for the shooting of his girlfriend on Valentine's Day.</div> <div class="cnn_clear"></div> </div></div></div> <div class="cnn_stryspcvbx"><div class="cnn_stryspcvbxcntr"><div class="cnn_stryscbx1"> <div><a href="/web/20130328171736/http://www.cnn.com/video/?iid=article_sidebar#/video/world/2013/02/22/tsr-foreman-magic-wall-pistorius.cnn">A virtual look at Pistorius' defense</a></div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx2"> updated 5:19 AM EST, Fri February 22, 2013 </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx3"> <a href="/web/20130328171736/http://www.cnn.com/video/?iid=article_sidebar#/video/world/2013/02/22/tsr-foreman-magic-wall-pistorius.cnn"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130328171736im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130221215906-tsr-foreman-magic-wall-pistorius-00002727-video-tease.jpg" alt="" border="0" height="68" width="120"/></a> </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx4">CNN's Tom Foreman takes a virtual look at what Oscar Pistorius says happened the night Reeva Steenkamp was killed.</div> <div class="cnn_clear"></div> </div></div></div> <div class="cnn_stryspcvbx"><div class="cnn_stryspcvbxcntr"><div class="cnn_stryscbx1"> <div><a href="/web/20130328171736/http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/26/world/africa/south-africa-pistorius-rugby-player/index.html?iid=article_sidebar">'You can't take that bullet back'</a></div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx2"> updated 11:57 AM EST, Fri March 1, 2013 </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx3"> <a href="/web/20130328171736/http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/26/world/africa/south-africa-pistorius-rugby-player/index.html?iid=article_sidebar"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130328171736im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130225191800-robertson-case-mirrors-pistorius-00001324-video-tease.jpg" alt="" border="0" height="68" width="120"/></a> </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx4">Pistorius case mirrors that of a South African rugby star. "People in such situations go through fear, anger and helplessness," Visagie says.</div> <div class="cnn_clear"></div> </div></div></div> <div class="cnn_stryspcvbx"><div class="cnn_stryspcvbxcntr"><div class="cnn_stryscbx1"> <div><a href="/web/20130328171736/http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/22/world/africa/pistorius-legal-q-and-a/index.html?iid=article_sidebar">South Africa's legal system spotlighted</a></div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx2"> updated 2:21 PM EST, Mon February 25, 2013 </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx3"> <a href="/web/20130328171736/http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/22/world/africa/pistorius-legal-q-and-a/index.html?iid=article_sidebar"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130328171736im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130222212635-ac-kaye-pistorius-bail-hearing-00002105-video-tease.jpg" alt="" border="0" height="68" width="120"/></a> </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx4">Q&A; on South African law and how it has been applied to the Oscar Pistorius case.</div> <div class="cnn_clear"></div> </div></div></div> <div class="cnn_stryspcvbx"><div class="cnn_stryspcvbxcntr"><div class="cnn_stryscbx1"> <div><a href="/web/20130328171736/http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/23/world/africa/south-africa-gun-violence/index.html?iid=article_sidebar">South African gun culture exposed</a></div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx2"> updated 5:31 AM EST, Mon February 25, 2013 </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx3"> <a href="/web/20130328171736/http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/23/world/africa/south-africa-gun-violence/index.html?iid=article_sidebar"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130328171736im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130225173144-cape-town-gang-gun-video-tease.jpg" alt="" border="0" height="68" width="120"/></a> </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx4">The Pistorius case brings gun violence in the country to global attention.</div> <div class="cnn_clear"></div> </div></div></div> <div class="cnn_stryspcvbx"><div class="cnn_stryspcvbxcntr"><div class="cnn_stryscbx1"> <div><a href="/web/20130328171736/http://www.cnn.com/video/?iid=article_sidebar#/video/bestoftv/2013/02/18/exp-erin-four-time-olympic-medalist-shocked-over-pistorius-case.cnn">Boldon: Athletes, guns not a good mix</a></div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx2"> updated 5:22 AM EST, Tue February 19, 2013 </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx3"> <a href="/web/20130328171736/http://www.cnn.com/video/?iid=article_sidebar#/video/bestoftv/2013/02/18/exp-erin-four-time-olympic-medalist-shocked-over-pistorius-case.cnn"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130328171736im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130214154204-pistorius-steenkamp-video-tease.jpg" alt="" border="0" height="68" width="120"/></a> </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx4">Erin Burnett talks to a key advocate for Oscar Pistorius, four-time Olympic medal winner Ato Boldon, about his career.</div> <div class="cnn_clear"></div> </div></div></div> <div class="cnn_stryspcvbx"><div class="cnn_stryspcvbxcntr"><div class="cnn_stryscbx1"> <div><a href="/web/20130328171736/http://www.cnn.com/video/?iid=article_sidebar#/video/world/2013/02/23/pkg-mabuse-pistorius-insecurity.cnn">Gated community not safe in S. Africa</a></div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx2"> updated 8:47 PM EST, Fri February 22, 2013 </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx3"> <a href="/web/20130328171736/http://www.cnn.com/video/?iid=article_sidebar#/video/world/2013/02/23/pkg-mabuse-pistorius-insecurity.cnn"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130328171736im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130222200428-pkg-mabuse-pistorius-insecurity-00000017-video-tease.jpg" alt="" border="0" height="68" width="120"/></a> </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx4">CNN's Nkepile Mabuse reports on the safety concerns of people in South Africa living in gated communities.</div> <div class="cnn_clear"></div> </div></div></div> <div class="cnn_stryspcvbx"><div class="cnn_stryspcvbxcntr"><div class="cnn_stryscbx1"> <div><a href="/web/20130328171736/http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/21/world/africa/south-africa-prison-conditions/index.html?iid=article_sidebar">What's life like in a S. African prison?</a></div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx2"> updated 11:42 AM EST, Thu February 21, 2013 </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx3"> <a href="/web/20130328171736/http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/21/world/africa/south-africa-prison-conditions/index.html?iid=article_sidebar"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130328171736im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130221104048-nelson-mandela-prison-cell-video-tease.jpg" alt="" border="0" height="68" width="120"/></a> </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx4">South African prisons are frequently overcrowded, putting a strain on sanitation, ventilation and medical care, says a civil society group.</div> <div class="cnn_clear"></div> </div></div></div> <div class="cnn_stryspcvbx"><div class="cnn_stryspcvbxcntr"><div class="cnn_stryscbx1"> <div><a href="/web/20130328171736/http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/15/opinion/ghitis-pistorious-women-violence/index.html?iid=article_sidebar">The plague of violence against women</a></div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx2"> updated 8:10 AM EST, Thu February 21, 2013 </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx3"> <a href="/web/20130328171736/http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/15/opinion/ghitis-pistorious-women-violence/index.html?iid=article_sidebar"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130328171736im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130215091946-reeva-steenkamp-video-tease.jpg" alt="" border="0" height="68" width="120"/></a> </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx4">On the same day that thousands of women stood up to participate in One Billion Rising, to stop violence against women and girls, this happens.</div> <div class="cnn_clear"></div> </div></div></div> <div class="cnn_stryspcvbx"><div class="cnn_stryspcvbxcntr"><div class="cnn_stryscbx1"> <div><a href="/web/20130328171736/http://www.cnn.com/video/?iid=article_sidebar#/video/sports/2013/02/17/bolt-on-pistorious.cnn">Bolt: 'Shock' over Pistorius arrest</a></div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx2"> updated 5:24 AM EST, Mon February 18, 2013 </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx3"> <a href="/web/20130328171736/http://www.cnn.com/video/?iid=article_sidebar#/video/sports/2013/02/17/bolt-on-pistorious.cnn"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130328171736im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/120823081716-usain-bolt-lausanne-video-tease.jpg" alt="" border="0" height="68" width="120"/></a> </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx4">Track star Usain Bolt tells CNN's Rachel Nichols about the shock of hearing news about Oscar Pistorius. 'I still can't process it,' he says.</div> <div class="cnn_clear"></div> </div></div></div> <div class="cnn_stryspcvbx"><div class="cnn_stryspcvbxcntr"><div class="cnn_stryscbx1"> <div><a href="/web/20130328171736/http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/14/business/pistorius-nike/index.html?iid=article_sidebar">Nike's bullet ad with Pistorius backfires</a></div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx2"> updated 8:07 AM EST, Thu February 21, 2013 </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx3"> <a href="/web/20130328171736/http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/14/business/pistorius-nike/index.html?iid=article_sidebar"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130328171736im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130214105230-pistorius-nike-ad-video-tease.jpg" alt="" border="0" height="68" width="120"/></a> </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx4">First Tiger, then Lance. Now Nike is being reminded again -- with Oscar Pistorius -- that pinning your reputation on stars is risky business.</div> <div class="cnn_clear"></div> </div></div></div> <div class="cnn_stryspcvbx"><div class="cnn_stryspcvbxcntr"><div class="cnn_stryscbx1"> <div><a href="/web/20130328171736/http://www.cnn.com/video/?iid=article_sidebar#/video/bestoftv/2013/02/23/ac-kim-martin-steenkamp-cousin.cnn">Victim's cousin says 'truth will come out'</a></div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx2"> updated 10:27 PM EST, Fri February 22, 2013 </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx3"> <a href="/web/20130328171736/http://www.cnn.com/video/?iid=article_sidebar#/video/bestoftv/2013/02/23/ac-kim-martin-steenkamp-cousin.cnn"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130328171736im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130222221245-ac-kim-martin-steenkamp-cousin-00014523-video-tease.jpg" alt="" border="0" height="68" width="120"/></a> </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx4">Reeva Steenkamp's cousin says she has many questions about the night the model was killed in Oscar Pistorius' home.</div> <div class="cnn_clear"></div> </div></div></div> <div class="cnn_stryspcvbx"><div class="cnn_stryspcvbxcntr"><div class="cnn_stryscbx1"> <div><a href="/web/20130328171736/http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/14/world/africa/south-africa-model-profile/index.html?iid=article_sidebar">Who was Oscar Pistorius' girlfriend?</a></div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx2"> updated 8:02 AM EST, Thu February 21, 2013 </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx3"> <a href="/web/20130328171736/http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/14/world/africa/south-africa-model-profile/index.html?iid=article_sidebar"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130328171736im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130214105432-reeva-steenkamp-bw-video-tease.jpg" alt="" border="0" height="68" width="120"/></a> </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx4">Reeva Steenkamp had been looking forward to Valentine's Day, tweeting "What do you have up your sleeve for your love tomorrow?"</div> <div class="cnn_clear"></div> </div></div></div> <div class="cnn_stryspcvbx"><div class="cnn_stryspcvbxcntr"><div class="cnn_stryscbx1"> <div><a href="/web/20130328171736/http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/14/africa/gallery/oscar-pistorius-highlights/index.html?iid=article_sidebar">Oscar Pistorius career in photos</a></div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx2"> updated 2:22 PM EST, Wed March 6, 2013 </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx3"> <a href="/web/20130328171736/http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/14/africa/gallery/oscar-pistorius-highlights/index.html?iid=article_sidebar"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130328171736im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/121204055432-pmt-oscar-pistorius-bladerunner-video-tease.jpg" alt="" border="0" height="68" width="120"/></a> </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx4">Pistorius won gold for the first time at the 2004 Athens Paralympics in the men's 200m final and set a new world record.</div> <div class="cnn_clear"></div> </div></div></div> <div class="cnn_stryspcvbx"><div class="cnn_stryspcvbxcntr"><div class="cnn_stryscbx1"> <div><a href="/web/20130328171736/http://www.cnn.com/video/?iid=article_sidebar#/video/bestoftv/2012/12/04/pmt-oscar-pistorius-role-model-olympian.cnn">Pistorius on being a role model</a></div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx2"> updated 1:12 PM EST, Tue December 4, 2012 </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx3"> <a href="/web/20130328171736/http://www.cnn.com/video/?iid=article_sidebar#/video/bestoftv/2012/12/04/pmt-oscar-pistorius-role-model-olympian.cnn"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130328171736im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130214014100-pistorius-sunglasses-video-tease.jpg" alt="" border="0" height="68" width="120"/></a> </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx4">Paralympian Oscar Pistorius talks to CNN's Piers Morgan about growing up with disability and becoming a star.</div> <div class="cnn_clear"></div> </div></div></div> <div class="cnn_stryspcvbx"><div class="cnn_stryspcvbxcntr"><div class="cnn_stryscbx1"> <div><a href="/web/20130328171736/http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/06/world/africa/pistorius-image/index.html?iid=article_sidebar">Pistorius: A 'troubled athlete'?</a></div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx2"> updated 1:09 PM EST, Thu March 7, 2013 </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx3"> <a href="/web/20130328171736/http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/06/world/africa/pistorius-image/index.html?iid=article_sidebar"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130328171736im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130222114433-pistorius-closeup-video-tease.jpg" alt="" border="0" height="68" width="120"/></a> </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx4">The athlete's spectacular fall from grace shocked many who were inspired by his remarkable story. 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