Josh Turek

And they switched coaches.

And for six straight years, cut, cut, cut, cut, cut.

And I just kept coming back.

And I said, eventually, you are not going to take my dream away from me.

Eventually, I'm going to get so good that you're going to take me.

And I finally made the team again in 2011, which was the qualifier for the Paralympics.

And then in 2012, won a bronze medal

in London, I led the team in scoring and rebounding.

And that bronze medal means almost as much to me as those gold medals, because it represents that hard work and struggle of trying to get back there.

And then I had the great fortune of being able to end my career, back-to-back gold medals.

That was amazing with my brother.

And you create a real deep brotherhood.

It wasn't a matter of vibe.

I mean, you had to get bigger, faster, stronger, better.

I mean, you're looking at being one of the 12 best players in the entire country.

Right.

And, but I had that discipline and that work ethic of,

whether it was focusing on my diet or my supplementation or my sleep, I was just willing to do whatever it took to get to that next level.

I would go and shoot a thousand shots every single day, rain or shine, hot or cold, go and lift weights every day.

Most days I would end my day with a road push in my everyday wheelchair, and I would go for somewhere between seven and 14 miles.