Sports
Football Players Face More Than Just Con
Condition Also Prevalent
Paralympic Alpine Skier breaks barriers
on the slopes
(BPT) - Ralph Green was a well-rounded
junior athlete. He excelled as a football
quarterback and basketball point guard
for his high school in Brooklyn, N.Y. His
life dramatically changed at the age of 15
when a gunshot wound in the back
resulted in the amputation of his left leg
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from the hip down. Today, Green, 36, is the
first African-American male to make the
U.S. Paralympic Alpine Skiing National
Team.
A two-time Paralympian, Green, took a
moment to reflect on his career and future
aspirations before heading to Sochi to
compete for Team USA at the 2014
Paralympic Winter Games.
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