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Brad Parks*

When he was a freshman in college, a skiing accident left [him] paralyzed from the waist down," helped popularize "wheelchair tennis

CommonLit | Brad Parks: A Man with DreamsThis text explores the life of the "father of wheelchair tennis," Brad Parks. Wheelchair tennis is part of a group of sports known as adaptive sports. Adaptive sports are sports played by people with disabilities, or people who have a condition that can limit movement, senses, or activities.

Founder of wheelchair tennis to receive ITF's highest honorBrad Parks' life was changed forever in 1976 when the skiing prodigy with dreams of international stardom crashed on the slopes and was paralyzed from the waist down. But rather than let the career-ending injury define him, Parks instead turned to tennis and opened the door for thousands of wheelchair-bound athletes to enjoy the sport for a lifetime.

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