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title: "5 Chairs Quotes By Mark Zupan"
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> [Playing college soccer was going to be the top of my athletic feats. I wasn't going to the Olympics. I was a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-zupan/playing-college-soccer-was-going-to-be-the-top-of-my-athletic-feats-i/)

[Mark Zupan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-zupan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85c/mark-zupan-22084_athletic_playing-college-soccer-was-going-to-be-t_650042.png)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-zupan/we-re-normal-people-don-t-be-scared-because-we-are-in-a-chair-people/)

[Mark Zupan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-zupan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ce/mark-zupan-22084_chairs_we-re-normal-people-don-t-be-scared-beca_812052.jpg)

> [I feel pain everywhere. A lot of guys in chairs do feel their legs. But if you don't, there's a thing called…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-zupan/i-feel-pain-everywhere-a-lot-of-guys-in-chairs-do-feel-their-legs-but/)

[Mark Zupan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-zupan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa9/mark-zupan-22084_body_i-feel-pain-everywhere-a-lot-of-guys-in_1411961.png)

> [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-zupan/the-whole-thing-is-you-don-t-want-to-be-pigeon-holed-as-oh-he-s-a-guy/)

[Mark Zupan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-zupan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e2a/mark-zupan-22084_better_the-whole-thing-is-you-don-t-want-to-be_1509146.png)

> [“Breaking my neck was the best thing that ever happened to me. I have an Olympic medal. I've been to so many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-zupan/breaking-my-neck-was-the-best-thing-that-ever-happened-to-me-i-have/)

[Mark Zupan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-zupan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2a/mark-zupan-22084_best-thing-that-ever_breaking-my-neck-was-the-best-thing-that_2787483.jpg)

## Other authors on Chairs

## More by Mark Zupan

> [I am a Rambling Wreck from Georgia Tech.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-zupan/i-am-a-rambling-wreck-from-georgia-tech/)

[Mark Zupan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-zupan/)

> [There really isn't anything more refreshing then iced Coke out of the old-school glass bottles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-zupan/there-really-isn-t-anything-more-refreshing-then-iced-coke-out-of-the/)

[Mark Zupan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-zupan/)

> [I met Evan Rachel Wood, James Woods, Kevin Bacon at Sundance. Steve Buscemi is pretty laid-back. I met Judy Greer in Vegas, and she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-zupan/i-met-evan-rachel-wood-james-woods-kevin-bacon-at-sundance-steve/)

[Mark Zupan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-zupan/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-zupan/most-people-fear-pain-i-ve-learned-that-not-feeling-pain-is-a-much/)

[Mark Zupan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-zupan/)

> [Life's too short not to laugh about yourself and the cards you're dealt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-zupan/life-s-too-short-not-to-laugh-about-yourself-and-the-cards-you-re/)

[Mark Zupan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-zupan/)

> [With all the traveling and promotion I've been doing for 'Murderball,' its been difficult keeping up with my rugby training.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-zupan/with-all-the-traveling-and-promotion-i-ve-been-doing-for-murderball/)

[Mark Zupan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-zupan/i-m-not-scared-of-getting-hurt-i-m-not-scared-of-pretty-much-anything/)

[Mark Zupan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-zupan/playing-college-soccer-was-going-to-be-the-top-of-my-athletic-feats-i/)

[Mark Zupan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-zupan/)

> [People aren't familiar with wheelchair sports. The only film crew in Athens for the Paralympics was the documentary crew.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-zupan/people-aren-t-familiar-with-wheelchair-sports-the-only-film-crew-in/)

[Mark Zupan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-zupan/we-re-normal-people-don-t-be-scared-because-we-are-in-a-chair-people/)

[Mark Zupan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-zupan/)

> [If I can be an inspiration for someone, that's fine, but just don't look down on me. Don't say, 'Oh, you're in a wheelchair.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-zupan/if-i-can-be-an-inspiration-for-someone-that-s-fine-but-just-don-t/)

[Mark Zupan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-zupan/you-break-your-neck-you-don-t-know-what-s-going-to-happen-i-mean-it-s/)

[Mark Zupan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-zupan/i-feel-pain-everywhere-a-lot-of-guys-in-chairs-do-feel-their-legs-but/)

[Mark Zupan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-zupan/)

> [For those of you who worry that I am a skinhead and anything that goes along with that, I am not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-zupan/for-those-of-you-who-worry-that-i-am-a-skinhead-and-anything-that/)

[Mark Zupan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-zupan/the-whole-thing-is-you-don-t-want-to-be-pigeon-holed-as-oh-he-s-a-guy/)

[Mark Zupan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-zupan/)

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