Mark Zupan was a college soccer star, out drinking one night with friends. Tired from the game and from a few too many beers, he decided to take a nap in the back of his best friend’s pickup truck. Still asleep when the pickup started and drove off, he was suddenly jolted awake when the truck crashed. Mark was thrown into a river and was stuck in the freezing water, barely clinging to a tree branch, for 14 hours. When Mark was finally rescued, he discovered the terrible truth -- he’d broken his neck and was now a quadriplegic, facing life in a wheelchair and only limited use of all four limbs.
But always a winner and a fighter, Mark refused to accept that his injury doomed him to a lifetime of passive acceptance. He fought to regain as much mobility as possible, and his indomitable spirit helped him create a life that’s truly exceptional. Now an Olympic athlete (playing Quad Rubgy, aka “murderball”) who’s starred in a movie, Mark’s memoir tells the fascinating story behind his rise to fame, but also the story of his everyday life -- how he works out every day, still goes out drinking with his friends, has sex with his girlfriend, and even crowd surfs at Pearl Jam shows. Inspiring, defiant, and revealing, Mark’s memoir will appeal not only to fans of MURDERBALL, but also to anyone ready to be motivated by a touching, captivating, and heartfelt story about triumphing over the odds.
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Mark Zupan was a college soccer star, out drinking one night with friends. Tired from the game and from a few too many beers, he decided to take a nap in the back of his best friend’s pickup truck. Still asleep when the pickup started and drove off, he was suddenly jolted awake when the truck crashed. Mark was thrown into a river and was stuck in the freezing water, barely clinging to a tree branch, for 14 hours. When Mark was finally rescued, he discovered the terrible truth -- he’d broken his neck and was now a quadriplegic, facing life in a wheelchair and only limited use of all four limbs.
But always a winner and a fighter, Mark refused to accept that his injury doomed him to a lifetime of passive acceptance. Inspiring, defiant, and revealing, Mark’s memoir will appeal not only to fans of MURDERBALL, but also to anyone ready to be motivated by a touching, captivating, and heartfelt story about triumphing over the odds.
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Mark Zupan says that becoming a quadriplegic helped him get his life together. Here, with engaging frankness, he tells listeners about the accident that put him in a wheelchair and about the changes in his life afterward. A celebrity from his appearance in the movie MURDERBALL, the quadriplegic rugby star has a voice that conveys his toughness and determination without being hard-edged. Some of his blunt discussion might be discomforting as he talks about romance and rehab, but it helps to put listeners into his mind. While Zupan acknowledges his feelings of despair and loss as he went through rehab, his reading overall is optimistic and upbeat. J.A.S. (c) AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine
About the Author
Mark Zupan is a Paralympic medal winner and the star of the MTV/ThinkFilm documentary Murderball. He lives in Austin.
