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UNIQUE STORY ON THE ROAD TO PARIS. IT’S AN ADRENALINE RUSH. IT’S SOMETHING THAT. IT’S A GOAL THAT I’VE HAD FOR MANY YEARS. ZION REDDINGTON IS THE YOUNGEST MEMBER OF THE USA WHEELCHAIR RUGBY TEAM. IT’S HIS SECOND TIME MAKING THE ROSTER. HIS FIRST TIME VYING FOR A SPOT IN THE PARALYMPIC. NOW, WHILE REDDINGTON IS CONFIDENT HIS TEAM WILL WALK AWAY WITH THE GOLD, HE SAYS IT’S ABOUT MORE THAN JUST WINNING. WE’RE ALL COMING TOGETHER TO REPRESENT OUR ONE NATION TO PURSUE THE TO PURSUE THE GREATEST, TO PURSUE BEING THE BEST IN OUR FIELD AND TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER IN EACH WAY, WHETHER THAT’S WATCHING EACH OTHER, WHETHER THAT’S CHEERING EACH OTHER ON. IT’S IT’S ALL JUST ONE FAMILY FOR US TO GO THERE AND COMPETE TOGETHER. OF COURSE, BEFORE THEY COMPETE TOGETHER, THESE ATHLETES ARE PUTTING IN COUNTLESS HOURS OF HARD WORK NOW. REDDINGTON RECENTLY MOVED HERE TO BIRMINGHAM SO HE COULD TRAIN WITH THE LAKESHORE FOUNDATION, SOMETHING HE SAYS HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL TO HIS SUCCESS IN THE SPORT. LAKESHORE OFFERED ME A PLACE WHERE I CAN TRAIN, IN A PLACE WHERE I CAN PURSUE MY GOAL. UH, IT GAVE ME A SUPPORT SYSTEM, WHETHER THAT WHETHER THAT BE MY, UH, PERSONAL TRAINER OR OR A HIGH PERFORMANCE MANAGER. UH, RECOVERY ROOM, ANY EVERYTHING THAT AN ATHLETE COULD NEED WAS ALL PROVIDED, UH, THROUGH LAKESHORE, ALSO CONTRIBUTING TO HIS SUCCESS BEING OPEN TO LEARN. HE SAYS HE’S TAKING NOTES FROM HIS TEAMMATES. THEY’VE BEEN ON THE TEAM FOR SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE, TEN, 12 PLUS YEARS. ALL OF THEM HAVE BEEN ON A PLACE WHERE THEY HAVE GAINED THAT EXPERIENCE THAT I JUST DON’T HAVE. AND SO I’D SAY BEING ABLE TO LEARN AND BEING ABLE TO BE A SPONGE AND ABSORBING ALL THESE DIFFERENT THINGS IS PART OF MY SKILL SET, A SKILL SET HE HOPES TO SHOW OFF IN THE PARALYMPICS. HE SAYS IT WOULD BE A DREAM COME TRUE. REPRESENTING HIS FAMILY, STATE AND COUNTRY AMONG WOR