Because Quote by Mark Zupan Download Open image “Just because we are in wheelchairs doesn't mean we can't play a fast-paced, full-contact sport.” — Mark Zupan ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.3 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Because Contact Contact sports Fast paced Just Just because Mean Play Sports Wheelchairs
What we're doing is serious. Probably the most brutal sport out there is football and they'll get the occasional broken bone or they'll tear… — Carey Hart Copy Share Image
In wheelchair sports, people thought athletes with disabilities were courageous and inspirational. They never give them credit for simply being competitive. — Jean Driscoll Copy Share Image
“As I get older, the tyranny that football exerts over my life, and therefore over the lives of people around me, is less reasonable and less attractive. Family and friends know, after long years of wearying experience, that the fixture list always has the last word in any arrangement; they understand, or at least accept, that christenings or weddings or… — Nick Hornby Copy Share
I learned that people in wheelchairs are allowed to have marathons … which, to me, seems like cheating, but what are you gonna say? — Sarah Silverman Copy Share Image
We have the best Paralympic sport in the world because of the integration with the able-bodied tour. — Dylan Alcott Copy Share Image
Technically I don't play sports because I have two left feet and I cannot coordinate and my motor skills are a bit 'out of… — Nicole Seah Copy Share Image
I'm a full-time wheelchair user. And yet, given the right circumstances, I am able to work. — Stella Young Copy Share Image
There are days when my legs don't work, so I have to be in my wheelchair. — Kadeena Cox Copy Share Image
I thought my sports career was over once I got into a wheelchair. That was the hardest reality I had to face. — Victoria Arlen Copy Share Image
You can really do amazing things in a wheelchair. It's very dangerous if you don't know what you're doing, but you can even go… — William Forsythe Copy Share Image
There really isn't anything more refreshing then iced Coke out of the old-school glass bottles. — Mark Zupan Copy Share Image
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… — Mark Zupan Copy Share Image
“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… — Mark Zupan Copy Share Image
Life's too short not to laugh about yourself and the cards you're dealt. — Mark Zupan Copy Share Image
With all the traveling and promotion I've been doing for 'Murderball,' its been difficult keeping up with my rugby training. — Mark Zupan Copy Share Image
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… — Mark Zupan Copy Share Image
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,… — Mark Zupan Copy Share Image
People aren't familiar with wheelchair sports. The only film crew in Athens for the Paralympics was the documentary crew. — Mark Zupan Copy Share Image
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… — Mark Zupan Copy Share Image
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.' — Mark Zupan Copy Share Image
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… — Mark Zupan Copy Share Image
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