“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.” PeopleHas BeensCountryDoneWholeHellHappenedMetsBest ThingsNecksChairsMedalOlympic MedalsBest Thing That Ever Happened To Me Author:Mark Zupan
“The whole thing is you don't want to be pigeon-holed as 'Oh, he's a guy in a wheel chair. He's very fragile. You better watch out.” WantWholeGuyWatchesWheelsChairsFragilePigeons Author:Mark Zupan
“I feel pain everywhere. A lot of guys in chairs do feel their legs. But if you don't, there's a thing called disreflex, so you know if something happens, say, you can't feel your foot or your leg and your body reacts. You know something's not right and you survey what's going on.” IfsKnowsFeelsBodyHappensPainGuyFeetLegsYour BodyThings HappenChairsSurveys Author:Mark Zupan
“Playing college soccer was going to be the top of my athletic feats. I wasn't going to the Olympics. I was a decent player, but it's because of hard work, not because I was Freddy Adu. I wouldn't have a medal from the Olympics if I wasn't in a chair. I wouldn't have gone to the Olympics and experienced the whole atmosphere.” IfsHardWholeGonePlayerCollegeHard WorkSoccerAtmosphereDecentChairsOlympicsMedalAthleticFeats Author:Mark Zupan
“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.” PeopleThinkingWellsMayLittlesNormalYeahScaredChairsTwistedWheelchairs Author:Mark Zupan
