Ben Kunzle is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt under Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu, motivational speaker, and athlete for the South Florida Rattlers Wheelchair Rugby Team. Ben suffered a C5-C6 spinal cord injury during training that left him paralyzed from the biceps down.
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EPISODE LINKS:
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OUTLINE:
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(0:00) Intro
(1:50) Spinal injury incident
(9:47) Divorce, broken homes, and young athletes
(15:00) Coaches functioning as parental figures
(19:00) Paralyzed: New life path
(28:00) Hope
(32:00) Working out and wheelchair rugby
(43:00) Driving cars, mobility, and freedom
(50:00) Doctors, pills, and pain
(56:00) Keeping your head up
(1:06:00) Online trolls and bullying
(1:13:00) Importance of humor
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