We're normal people. Don't be scared because we are in a chair. People don't understand that. They think, 'Oh, a wheelchair, something's wrong with their heads, something's just not right.' Well yeah, we may be a little twisted, but no more than anyone else.
People aren't familiar with wheelchair sports. The only film crew in Athens for the Paralympics was the documentary crew.
We hope to get a little viral marketing going so that people spread the word that the Simon School is an innovative place worth taking a look at,
People are also working longer hours, they're more far-flung, there are more divorces and families displaced. There is a real challenge in finding leisure time. And getting it coordinated is even more problematic.
We have a choice of being cooperative or not being cooperative. If people are just going out for their own benefit, we'll end up with an inferior outcome.
Most people fear pain. I've learned that not feeling pain is a much more frightening proposition than feeling it. In fact, there are times when I'm playing when I actually enjoy it.
Breaking my neck was the best thing that ever happened to me. I have an Olympic medal. I've been to so many countries I would never have been, met so many people I would never have met. I've done more in the chair, ... than a whole hell of a lot of people who aren't in chairs.