Get Inspired All Over Again by These U.S. Paralympians Going for Gold in Tokyo
The 30-year-old from Minneapolis has a genetic condition called hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathies type II, which caused him to lose feeing in his body below his knees and elbows—but which didn't stop him from playing wheelchair basketball for 11 years. After seeing the hit 2005 documentary, he was inspired to try wheelchair rugby and in 2010 he won world championship gold with the U.S. team. In 2011 he was named U.S. Quad Rugby Association's Athlete of the Year.
"The one thing I've learned in life is don't try to make too much of a plan or hold too tightly to it—God's plan may be very different, everything could change tomorrow," heThe publication caught up with him this summer as he prepared for Tokyo and reflected on what it was like putting his usual training regimen on pause during the pandemic last year. "Weight training became a little bit interesting," the 23-year-old shared.
Mind you, paralyzed from the waist down by spina bifida, she was left to walk on her hands until she was 6 years old while growing up in an orphanage in St. Petersburg, Russia. McFadden didn't receive her first wheelchair until she was adopted by her mom, Deborah, who brought her to the U.S.McKenzie Coan, Swimming
. "She would never want us to get down about it or stop trying or stop doing whatever it is that we're chasing and the change that we want to make." The athlete, who was a high school freshman when he was diagnosed with cerebral palsy and told his soccer playing days were over, replied, "I know what type of person I am and the type of athlete I am. I know that if I commit to this then I can put 100 percent towards it and realistically get to Tokyo and hopefully bring a medal home."
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