He looks forward to sharing the desire and strength he found in his darkest days with you. Reading and writing saved his life and now allows him to speak to audiences about overcoming adversity and reaching your potential. It was during these seven nightmare months that both books were developed. He had to spend seven months 24hts a day in hospital recovering after a major surgery. A septic infection kept him from his third Paralympics. Poppen competed in two consecutive Paralympics, Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008, in wheelchair rugby and tennis, earning a Bronze Medal in wheelchair rugby and numerous Gold Medals and world titles in bothsports. BRENT POPPEN’S “Tragedy On The Mountain” reveals how a sports accident at age sixteen left the author a quadriplegic, but it did not paralyze his athletic dream.
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