Rick Hansen has the dubious honour of being the only hero I’ve ever had in my many years of kicking around. Why? Simply because through all the media attention, not to mention the sheer effort and pain it took to wheel around the world, I got the impression it never went to his head; that he understood it is the message that is important, not the messenger.

To see what Rick’s doing now check out his website.

Rick Hansen - man in motion
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