Spend some time watching 8-year-old Nicklaus Toedebusch play soccer and you will never know there's something different.

"He plays just as hard if not harder than everybody else," said coach Tony Gonzalez.

Nicklaus plays hard because he loves the sport.

"It's really fun because you get to do a lot of stuff like score goals," Nicklaus said.

Six years ago this month Nicklaus' life changed.

"He was involved in an accident with a lawn-mower," Nicklaus' mother Cyndi Toedebusch said.

Nicklaus lost his right leg below the knee. He wears a prosthetic and plays sports.

"I probably push him harder because of that. That's also from suggestions of other amputees. Never let them think they can not do something because they are different," said Cyndi Toedebusch.

The family doesn't look at what he lost, only what they have. Nicklaus doesn't just score on the soccer field, he plays baseball and rides calves in the rodeo.

"I can kick the ball hard and I can squeeze tight on a calf," said Nicklaus.

Nicklaus doesn't let his situation slow him down.

"He could just say I want to sit at home and play video games and not do anything, but he goes out there with every other kid and swims and rides his bike and plays and doesn't let it stop him," Cyndi Toedebusch said.

"Stop" isn't in his vocabulary, and the family's goal is simple.

"I like the fact that they don't realize he's different than any other kid to them, he has a special leg," Cyndi Toedebusch said.

A special leg that recently created a special moment.

"We're at a tournament in Jeff City and he scored the winning goal for us," said Gonzalez.

Nicklaus remembers the play clearly.

"Zach made a pass to Jaden and then Jaden made a pass to Sammy and then Sammy made a pass to me and then I scored a goal," Nicklaus said.

The shot did more than just win the game.

"The last goal on the very last game and it actually brought tears to everybody's eyes," Gonzalez said.

A moment of happiness for others that his family feels all the time.

"I'm just proud. I call him my little hero because he's accomplished so much at such a young age," Cyndi Toedebusch said.