This one-legged teenager who dreamed of becoming a skateboarding star can now finally perform tricks after receiving his first prosthetic leg.<br /><br />Alrey Codilla Toring, 13, was born without a right foot and his lower leg was not properly formed due to a congenital defect. <br /><br />He needed a crutch to walk and was teased by classmates who branded him ''disabled'' and bullied him by hiding his pens during his classes at his school in Iligan City, Philippines.<br /><br />But after his mother walked out on the family last year, Alrey persuaded his father to let him have a skateboard.<br /><br />Despite his dad's concerns about him being injured, Alrey was given a board and practiced by kneeling down and balancing with one leg.<br /><br />He finally received a prosthetic limb in August, and now just two months later, the teenager can whizz around the ramps, grind rails, and jump down steps at his local skatepark. <br /><br />Already has even won a local skating competition against other able-bodied youngsters, silencing the bullies and turning him into a hero in his hometown.<br /><br />Alrey said: ''I only had my prosthetic leg in August, that's when I really started skating. My friends helped me learn. They told me I can be famous if I try harder. This is my talent.<br /><br />''People used to tease me that I only have one leg, that I am disabled. My classmates also used to bully me, hide my pens, but not anymore.''
