CollegesoccerstarMarkZupanhadbeenoutdrinkingonenightandhadpassedoutinthebackofhisbestfriend’spickuptruckwhenhisfriendgotinthedriver’sseat,decidedtotakethetruckforaspin,andaccidentallycrashedit.Thrownintoacanalandstuckinfrigidwaterforfourteenhours,Markwasfinallyrescuedandlearnedsoonafterthathe’dbrokenhisneck.He’dmostlikelybeaquadriplegicandspendtherestofhislifeinawheelchair,doctorstoldhim.AtfirstMark’sonlygoalwastowalkagain.Whenthatprovedimpossible,hefellintothedepthsofangeranddespair,retreatingfromtheworldandthepeopleclosesttohim.Butlove,friendship,andanewsport,quadrugby(a.k.a.“murderball“),helpedMarkcreateanewexistencethat’strulyexceptional.Gimp,theno-holds-barredmemoirofaParalympicathleteandthestaroftheAcademyAward-nominateddocumentaryMurderball,isaninspiring,defiant,andrevealingcelebrationofspiritandwillthatconfoundsreaders’prejudicesbyofferingproofthataguyinachaircanstilldoamazingthings:havesexwithhisgirlfriend,partywithhisfriends...evencrowd-surfatPearlJamshows.
