To which he replied that had not dived into that nehar, he would have probably joined the army and would have become a mediocre officer, but instead his handicap enabled him to actualise his potential.
Darauf antwortete er, hätte er nicht in dem Fluss getaucht, wäre er wahrscheinlich zur Armee gegangen und ein mittelmäßiger Offizier geworden. Stattdessen konnte er dank seiner Behinderung sein ganzes Potenzial verwirklichen.