Mark Zupan

“We're normal people. Don't be scared because we are in a chair. People don't understand that. They think, 'Oh, a wheelchair, something's wrong with their heads, something's just not right.' Well yeah, we may be a little twisted, but no more than anyone else.”

“There really isn't anything more refreshing then iced Coke out of the old-school glass bottles.”

“I wouldn't mind being taller or stronger.”

“Number one house rule of pool: don't lose in your own house.”

“I'm not scared of getting hurt. I'm not scared of, pretty much, anything. If you live your life scared, what's the fun in living it? If you were scared of getting hit by a car, would you still cross the street?”

“For those people who don't know what Whiteboy clothing is, it is not a white-supremacy thing. It is a great clothing line that just says, 'Have fun.'”

“I am a Rambling Wreck from Georgia Tech.”

“A tuna steak and a salad? Seventy bucks. Welcome to Los Angeles.”

“Playing college soccer was going to be the top of my athletic feats. I wasn't going to the Olympics. I was a decent player, but it's because of hard work, not because I was Freddy Adu. I wouldn't have a medal from the Olympics if I wasn't in a chair. I wouldn't have gone to the Olympics and experienced the whole atmosphere.”

“I played college soccer before I was hurt, and just to be able to jump back into something that you could be so competitive at or you can achieve, to get to the Paralympics, that's the first really big achievement that you can have. It's the second biggest sporting event in the world. To be a part of it and to get a medal for that, it's unreal.”

“The whole thing is you don't want to be pigeon-holed as 'Oh, he's a guy in a wheel chair. He's very fragile. You better watch out.'”

“Focus on what you want to do. Don't be scared to try stuff. You only live once. Get your mind towards what you want to do and you'll achieve it. It makes it fun. You gotta take risks at times. Risks pay off.”

“People aren't familiar with wheelchair sports. The only film crew in Athens for the Paralympics was the documentary crew.”

“I dream about running all the time.”

“For those of you who worry that I am a skinhead and anything that goes along with that, I am not.”

“I met Evan Rachel Wood, James Woods, Kevin Bacon at Sundance. Steve Buscemi is pretty laid-back. I met Judy Greer in Vegas, and she was cool.”

“Man, if they played the commercials for 'Murderball' as much as they do for 'Hustle & Flow,' 'Murderball' would blow up!”

“Cats are useless.”

“I am lucky to live in Austin, so I can enjoy the live music.”

“Life's too short not to laugh about yourself and the cards you're dealt.”