Wheelchair rugby puts athletes back on the team

Courtesy CNN.com - Health  Mon, 11/16/2009 - 8:26am

Talbot Kennedy became a quadriplegic on the last day of high school, but he's still an athlete. He plays on a team that's part of United States Quad Rugby Association.

And what he and others gain by playing goes beyond the gym.



 

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