Looking at the Athlete: Profile Sheet
Using the Athlete Profiles from the book Paralympic: Where Heroes Come, and/or the links provided, answer these questions.
1. Sport for which the athlete is known: _________________________________________________
2. Goals of the athlete: _______________________________________________________________
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3. Challenges athlete has overcome: _____________________________________________________
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4. Achievements: ____________________________________________________________________
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5. If you could meet this athlete, what questions would you like to ask him/her?
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6. Find a place in the profile where the athlete is directly quoted and write down what he/she said. Explain why you chose this particular quotation. What does it show about the athlete’s beliefs?
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