rad article about a wheel chair racer

A Blur of Hands, Spokes and DeterminationThe New York Times – May 15, 2008 “If a doctor said a magic pill could probably let me walk again, I wouldn’t take it,” said George, who has won three Chicago Marathons. “I’ve worked very hard to be who I am.”– Josh George crankenstein.com

rad quote

The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well. – Olympic creed, by Pierre de Coubertin crankenstein.com