Patrick Anderson: Wheelchair Basketball Star
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To win a gold medal at the Paralympic Games is quite challenging. Winning two consecutive Paralympics is even more difficult. But this is exactly what Patrick Anderson and his team is the Canadian wheelchair basketball, flogging in Australia, 70-53 Sept. 28 in the finals to capture their second gold in as many Paralympics. Considered one of the best players in the world by his peers and the media, Anderson helped the Canadian Austrailians completely dominated from start to finish. Canada, winners of eight straight, led 21-14 after the first quarter, then took a 37-26 lead in the locker room at halftime and never looked back. Anderson, named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament, poured 13 points and 13 rebounds in the final. He also showed his skills sharp through dishing out seven. Teammate and friend of Joey Johnson led all scorer with 15 points. "It 'sa strange feeling, strange feeling," Anderson says, to win the gold. "It 's like inside the bubble.
.. We needed to win and we did "As a child, wheelchair basketball was the last thing on the minds of Anderson Born August 22, 1979 in Edmonton, Alberta, took many valid sport Children played in their country: ice hockey He enjoyed the rewards of sport and the joy of being a child, but suddenly everything changed one day when Anderson was nine, was hit by a drunk driver ... at a picnic, and was paralyzed for life. Instead allow the accident permanently ended their physically active lifestyle, Anderson showed the same courage and tenacity displayed on the court. A Once you have been involved in wheelchair basketball, I was hooked. "I started playing, and I liked it," he said simply. His 15-year career as a player is impressive.
In addition to his two Paralympic gold medals, Anderson Most Valuable Player honor and gold for both 1997 and 2001 world junior bronze medal in the Gold Cup races of 1998, and won a total of eight championships Ontario and the Twin City. He has also played in Brisbane, and is currently conducting a group in Germany. Anderson minimizes his role during the tournament, preferring to acknowledge his teammates. "What we did in Athens is the result of teamwork," he says. "All the players have worked hard to achieve this result." When he's not dominating the basketball court, Anderson loves music. "I'm really like singing and playing guitar," he says. "I had some conversations (about his music career), but nothing is certain yet. We see the future." Since this in the future, Anderson plans to spend time with his family in Canada before returning to play in Germany.
Although delighted to have won two Paralympic medals, with an even larger program: the promotion of wheelchair basketball. "Our goal as a team is playing well," he said. "We wanted people to see our success, to make this wheelchair basketball is everything and take it to the next level, hoping other teams will follow. ---------------- --- ------------------------ ------
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To win a gold medal at the Paralympic Games is quite challenging. Winning two consecutive Paralympics is even more difficult. But this is exactly what Patrick Anderson and his team is the Canadian wheelchair basketball, flogging in Australia, 70-53 Sept. 28 in the finals to capture their second gold in as many Paralympics. Considered one of the best players in the world by his peers and the media, Anderson helped the Canadian Austrailians completely dominated from start to finish. Canada, winners of eight straight, led 21-14 after the first quarter, then took a 37-26 lead in the locker room at halftime and never looked back. Anderson, named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament, poured 13 points and 13 rebounds in the final. He also showed his skills sharp through dishing out seven. Teammate and friend of Joey Johnson led all scorer with 15 points. "It 'sa strange feeling, strange feeling," Anderson says, to win the gold. "It 's like inside the bubble.
.. We needed to win and we did "As a child, wheelchair basketball was the last thing on the minds of Anderson Born August 22, 1979 in Edmonton, Alberta, took many valid sport Children played in their country: ice hockey He enjoyed the rewards of sport and the joy of being a child, but suddenly everything changed one day when Anderson was nine, was hit by a drunk driver ... at a picnic, and was paralyzed for life. Instead allow the accident permanently ended their physically active lifestyle, Anderson showed the same courage and tenacity displayed on the court. A Once you have been involved in wheelchair basketball, I was hooked. "I started playing, and I liked it," he said simply. His 15-year career as a player is impressive.
In addition to his two Paralympic gold medals, Anderson Most Valuable Player honor and gold for both 1997 and 2001 world junior bronze medal in the Gold Cup races of 1998, and won a total of eight championships Ontario and the Twin City. He has also played in Brisbane, and is currently conducting a group in Germany. Anderson minimizes his role during the tournament, preferring to acknowledge his teammates. "What we did in Athens is the result of teamwork," he says. "All the players have worked hard to achieve this result." When he's not dominating the basketball court, Anderson loves music. "I'm really like singing and playing guitar," he says. "I had some conversations (about his music career), but nothing is certain yet. We see the future." Since this in the future, Anderson plans to spend time with his family in Canada before returning to play in Germany.
Although delighted to have won two Paralympic medals, with an even larger program: the promotion of wheelchair basketball. "Our goal as a team is playing well," he said. "We wanted people to see our success, to make this wheelchair basketball is everything and take it to the next level, hoping other teams will follow. ---------------- --- ------------------------ ------
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