Owning It

The Ride that Changed my Life

Brad Smeele

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English

Allen & Unwin
16 August 2022

Autobiography: sport; Memoirs; Sports injuries & medicine; Coping with illness; Surfing, windsurfing, water skiing

Brad Smeele's thrill-seeking, fast-paced life as a professional wakeboarder came to an abrupt halt when an accident caused him to become a quadriplegic.

Wakeboarding is like waterskiing, but on a single board with aerial tricks added in. It's a freestyle sport for super-athletic adrenalin junkies. Brad was at the peak of his career, pushing the sport to new heights and perfecting tricks that no one else could achieve. He was also a sought-after model and relished his free-wheeling lifestyle.

But in July 2014, while practising his latest trick, he landed badly. Catastrophically, in fact. He landed on his neck, completely crushing his spinal cord and becoming a quadriplegic immediately.

For someone whose whole life was built around his physical prowess, this was completely and utterly devastating.

Brad has had to work through a great deal, from being an incredibly physical person in all senses of the word to being someone with very limited use of his body. The struggle has been monumental, but he's come to a place of acceptance.

In this book he shares his epic story and the lessons he has learnt from an unexpected teacher. He now brings the same focus and determination he brought to his wakeboarding career to inspiring others.

By: Brad Smeele
Imprint: Allen & Unwin
Country of Publication: New Zealand
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm,
Weight: 680g
ISBN: 9781988547275
ISBN 10: 198854727X
Pages: 496
Publication Date: 16 August 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Brad Smeele is a professional speaker, determined to live an action-packed life despite his injury.