Paralympian | artist | motivator
When I speak at schools and organisations, one of the most frequent questions I get from the audience goes something like this: “You are really inspiring, but what inspires you?” I have never had an answer that I have been satisfied with, and after a lot of reflection I think it is because I, like [...]
The stadium in Athens was at its capacity – 85 000. As I lined up with my fellow Canadian athletes, I could hear the roar of the crowd. It was muffled. We were outside the arena and the air was not still. It shook. When I crossed the threshold, saw the mass of people celebrating, [...]
The hard work so far has paid off; I will be competing at the Paralympics this summer in London. Thank you to everyone who has made me getting this far possible. There are too many to name here, but I have lots of preparation ahead of me and am grateful for your support. Official press [...]
The 2012 Canadian Boccia Championship was a success in Surrey, BC over the past few days. Canada’s best boccia athletes faced off in singles and doubles play. On Thursday, in the BC4 doubles category, my Ontario teammate Dale Stevenson and I had a fantastic first day of competition. After 3 victories out of 3, we [...]
I capped an excellent training session in Florida this week by competing in the inaugural Winter Break Boccia Tournament, February 10th and 11th, 2012. Held in Lake Worth, FL – just outside West Palm Beach, the event drew some of the top ranked boccia players in the world. I finished my pool play in first [...]
