At first, he couldn't move at all and had to sit in a wheelchair, but he hated relying on others to lift him up and down from upstairs all day and practicing secretly at night.
One day, he told his family that he had invented a way to climb stairs and wanted to show it to everyone.
It turned out that he first propped up his body with the strength of his arms, moved to the steps, and then dragged his legs to climb up, so he climbed the stairs slowly and difficultly.
His mother stopped him and said, how ugly it is for others to see you dragging around on the ground like this! ?
Roosevelt flatly said:? I must face my shame! ?