Will Pike

Oh my God, if he can do it, oh my God, what's stopping me?

What's your excuse?

That stuff.

That's the wrong perspective.

That's kind of, I don't want to be that type of perspective.

But when you're in a spinal unit,

and you are surrounded by impairments for the first time, and you're looking at everyone else, you are comparing yourself to them, you're looking at their recovery or their rehab journey, and it's impossible not to see what other people are doing.

But you have to understand that every spinal injury is unique because we are all unique.

Like, if you have the same level of injury, it might not affect you the same way.

You might have a complete injury, an incomplete injury, whatever.

But there is perspective to be taken when you were in there.

And it can be humbling and it can be inspiring as well.

And it can be motivating.

And we all helped each other.

Because Dave told me recently, actually, which was really interesting, he flipped the table.

He was like, I knew the risks.

You were on holiday.

You were involved in something that had nothing to do with you.

And your life was shattered and your spine was smashed.

And so I take a lot from your story and the way you've managed it and the, and the humility and the whatever it is that you do, how you approach your injury.