Tim Farr - Personification of Courage, Chutzpah and Bravado on the Ski Slopes

Well, I take my hat off to Dudes like Tim Farr, here, who is training to compete in the Paralympics 2010 in Vancouver/Whistler. As Tim says in his own words:

"To be a contender at the top level of any sport you need to train hard, to be the best you need to train harder and more than anybody else. Disabled skiing is no different to any other sport. If I am to get to the top and to the Winter Paralympics 2010 I need time on the snow and in the race gates training as well as the race experience and results. To achieve this however all costs money and unfortunately in Britain there is little funding for winter sports on the whole let alone disabled alpine sports. Without sponsorship and or funding I would not even be able to attempt to achieve my goal and dream of reaching the Vancouver Winter Paralympics in 2010."

All I can say is, "Go for it, Mate, and let the cheering from the crowd spur you on!

Tim writes on his blog, http://timfarr.wordpress.com, that he had an accident in 2004which left him paralysed from the waist down...and then he provokes us to read on saying that this would-be disaster didn't stop him from being himself and working on his dreams.
He completed university, played wheelchair basketball, continues to water ski and within a year of the accident, he was BACK ON THE SKI SLOPES!

Tim goes on to write that he hopes by following his blog and his progress, that we, the people will realize that our disabled friends can and do live a full life. He aims to inspire others who are disabled. Tim says:
"If you want to do something there is always a way to do it."