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A quick conversation: Stephanie Wheeler and Christina Ripp-Schwab

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Friends Stephanie Wheeler and Christina Ripp-Schwab share memories of how they became involved in wheelchair basketball, talk about competing in the Paralympics, and also discuss the future of their sport. 

Listen: “We had coaches that believed in us, knew what we were capable of, and didn’t expect anything less.”

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