I will not stand for excuses. I am simply unable to. Even in tranquility, the ocean
pushes against the shore. I, too, am not defined by my form or shape. The boundaries of civilization
mean little to the sea. Time slips through man's fingers like sand. But not mine.
For I have no fingers.
Hi, I'm Kian. On this episode, Travis and I travel to Sardinia, a beautiful Italian
island in the Mediterranean Sea, yup, where sardines come from, to meet Massimiliano Secchi.
Better known to his fans as "MacsHG" the "Handless Gamer." He's taking the concept of "Look ma,
no hands" to the next level. With his no excuses philosophy, Macs has transcended his human
form into the realm of gaming legend. Reaching Diamond Rank in "League of Legends" while
playing with his freakin' foot! And that's just one of his countless achievements. Behind
the kill-streaks and cocky smile is a man who wants to inspire the world - and a devoted
island community who is helping him make that dream a reality. He's an institution in this
gym. He's a star let's say. Macs picked us up from the airport with his brother Simone
and we've just arrived in his hometown of Sassari.
I'm a gamer since I was actually 4 years old. I've been playing a lot of games, starting
with "Quake 3," going to "Diablo 2," "Call of Duty," "World of Warcraft," "League of
Legends," "Diablo 3," and so on. The thing is I want to prove that it's possible to play
games without hands and reach a high skill level.
Shots fired motherf#@ker!
The most important gear I use from Razer is the Orbweaver and Nostromo. They both let
me use my arms and foot while using a touchpad. I can customize everything pretty well and
it can actually adapt to every game. So that's actually the best thing that could happen
to my gaming set up.
Macs has not a few missing limbs keep him from making gainz in the name of Brodin.
I've been training him for some time now. We love having him here. And managed to create
a specific training just for him. Desipite his disability... We adapted.
People were speechless considering his handicap. His situation seemed impossible, let's say...
But it helped to spur a lot of people to action. They saw that if someone really wants to do
something... They can do it. This is also because... Many people with less obstacles
give up too easily. In spite of this, Macs is very determined to prove that everyone
who wants to make it can make it. All I can say is that by taking his example this gym
is home to more people with handicaps. People with total prostheses or other kinds of disabilities.
Little by little, you can break this... How would you say it? This wall. This "Omerta."
This conspiracy of silence that keeps us away from people like Macs. But it seems that everything
is moving in the right direction.
We followed Macs to his office at the local car dealership where he works in sales to
meet one of his mentors: Pinocchio. I mean - Pin..Pinucho.
My name is Pinucho and I'm the owner of this dealership. I met Macs a couple of years ago.
In a few moments we had a good feeling. For what we have to do together it's important
that you have a brain, doesn't matter if you have no hands. You don't need it. But I needed
your brain, you are positive. I think that it has been really the right choice.
We're never leaving here.
Hey Kian, we're gonna show you something kinda fun you know. Are you ready?
What did you learn from like dealing with people in online games that has helped you
in a certain situation here?
You learn a lot because you understand how people react to some kind of questions, some
kind of situations. Some of them are able to show their real personality. You can understand
people's mind better. You always have to keep calm. So like, "League of Legends" helps a lot
We headed to Macs' favorite restaurant, where we got to see the fascinating dynamic between
him and his brother Simone.
You want some? Yeah. Chill bro.
But in "League of Legends," do you compare to Macs?
I don't want to play that game. I got suspended, like, I don't know, too many times, it's like...
He lost a solo queue game, he was so mad - I heard him screaming "F#CK this game! I'm never
gonna play it again!" He uninstalled the game, he went outside in the car just running somewhere.
He came back after like an hour. Okay Macs, I'm installing "League" again.
He was telling me something about how you started cheating.
Let's talk about the cheating part. Let's do this. How does it feel getting "PWN'd"
and starting cheating?
I can't lose against my brother. So I started cheating...
Kian, I'm gonna have to stop you there for a second. We haven't even talked about Macs'
car yet. He steers the thing with no hands for crying out loud, I mean it's got all these
mods, and he controls the brakes and the acceleration with his right arm. The craziest part is:
that he had to buy the car and get it modified before he took his driver's license test.
I mean what if he failed?
Funny you should ask, Travis, Macs was just finishing a story about taking his driving test
I was like pretty nervous. But I was also so self confident because I knew that I was
a good driver. I did like four hours of lessons.
You know little brothers. You help grow them and look.
Not only did Macs accomplish the incredible feat of playing games in the first place - he
went on to become a daunting adversary to even the most skilled of gamers.
There are only 24,000 out of 1,300,000 who are Diamond. And I did it. As first playing
with a foot.
Gaming was his path to compete and interface with the world, to build himself up to where
he is today. He even learned English through playing games online.
I just learned playing, started browsing forums, when I started getting in touch with the world's
community. I see friends that were much better than me at school and now I speak English
better than them, and that's gaming!
Everywhere we went in Sassari, faces lit up with joy, his ambition really gives people
strength. We began to realize that Macs' story isn't just about inspiration or perseverance.
It's about getting picked up when you fall down. Laughing with your friends. Being pushed
by those who you look up to. Supported by those who care. And finding a way to give
back however you can.
My message for Macs? You are... you are very strong. The most strong person that I know.
So don't change anything of you.
Empowered by his community, Macs motivates and kicks ass while doing it. And here at
Razer, we're proud to call Macs our friend.
Actually working with Razer has been fun. The best part is the relationship I got with
the members, with the staff. It's a bunch of gamers that enjoy what they're doing. They
enjoy what you are doing. And you both like games so that's like being friends. That's it.
This is a story about the power of community. But most of all, at it's core? This is a story
about brothers.
They have a love/hate relationship.
Well, I kind of love my brother. We are always together. Everywhere.
I think he's the most important person in my life, that's for sure. We are very different
when it comes to personality.
Why did you learn English?
Because I needed to flame people back. That's the reason.
We just were fighting, that's it. He actually was an a$$hole since he was young. He's four
years younger than me.
They grew up together and they love each other. They are like two parts of the same thing.
So if there is Macs, there is Simone. And vice versa.
He went to work, away, like - he went to Milan. It was like there was a part of me missing.
And even if, I don't, y'know, speak with him so much when we play... But even hearing his
voice... It's like... he's there. He's with me.
Every time we play the game we start together - we end up in different teams that basically
hate each other. We like to play together, I mean against. It helps us to stay together
even more than we do.
In real life, yeah, we know that the other one is always there when it's needed. And
that's an important thing.
Most of the time I ask him questions about girls. Yeah, it's true. Yeah, it's not only
about girls, about everything in my, let's say, daily life.
He's my brain. I am his hands.