“People aren't familiar with wheelchair sports. The only film crew in Athens for the Paralympics was the documentary crew.” Quote by 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
“With all the traveling and promotion I've been doing for 'Murderball,' its been difficult keeping up with my rugby training.” DifficultTrainingPromotionRugby 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
“I played college soccer before I was hurt, and just to be able to jump back into something that you could be so competitive at or you can achieve, to get to the Paralympics, that's the first really big achievement that you can have. It's the second biggest sporting event in the world. To be a part of it and to get a medal for that, it's unreal.” WorldFirstsBigsAbleHurtAchieveEventsCollegeAchievementSoccerMedalUnrealSporting EventsI Was Hurt Author:Mark Zupan
“I'm not scared of getting hurt. I'm not scared of, pretty much, anything. If you live your life scared, what's the fun in living it? If you were scared of getting hit by a car, would you still cross the street?” IfsStillsFunHurtStreetsCarCrossesScaredLive Your LifeGetting Hurt 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
“You break your neck, you don't know what's going to happen. I mean, it's foreign. You're in this body that you thought you were - that you were accustomed to, and now you're not. You have to figure out everything. I think the biggest thing for me was getting a license, because it gives you - it gives you your independence back.” ThinkingKnowsGivingMeanBodyHappensBreakFiguresIndependenceNecksAccustomedLicense Author:Mark Zupan
“I think if we didn't contradict ourselves, it would be awfully boring. It would be tedious to be alive.” IfsThinkingWould BeAliveBoringTedious Author:Paul Auster
“Criminals interest me, because they're driven by the same desires as we are, but they take these disastrous shortcuts and end up in a real mess.” RealEndsDesireInterestDrivenCriminalsMessShortcuts Author:Colin Wilson
“If I'd stayed on in London and carried on going to literary parties, it would have wrecked me as a writer.” IfsPartyLondon Author:Colin Wilson