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Brenda Maymon's Paralympic Report, Sept. 15, 2008

Mon Sep 15 11:16:09 -0400 2008

It's over...it was a long time coming, but it's finally over. It's not fun knowing that you have to wait another four years to have another experience like this. It's hard to believe that we've been here for 2 1/2 weeks already and in a few days we will be packing our stuff up… Read More

Brenda Maymon's Paralympic Report fo …

Sun Sep 14 09:33:34 -0400 2008

Our team is in unchartered water after our win against the Netherlands 2 days ago. It was the first time Team USA has won against them in official competition. It felt great – I’m sure it felt very similar to winning a gold medal. We worked hard for that win and we deserved it. We… Read More

Brenda Maymon's Paralympic Report, Sept. 11, 2008

Thu Sep 11 11:19:39 -0400 2008

We played Latvia yesterday and strolled right into the medal rounds with a great victory. Everyone was able to play yesterday and we dominated. We stayed to watch the Netherlands vs. Slovenia to see who we would match up against. It was a great match and definitely a nail-biter. The Netherlands took… Read More

Brenda Maymon's Paralympic Report, Sept. 10, 2008

Wed Sep 10 11:05:07 -0400 2008

My experience here has been a life-changing one. I have learned so much about my opponents, my team, my coaches, my family, and most of all - myself. I have been a co-captain on this team since June 2007 and in May 2008, I was chosen to be a solo captain. The Paralympics is my first official… Read More

Brenda Maymon's Paralympic Report - Sept. 7, 2008

Mon Sep 08 15:52:26 -0400 2008

Since the last time I wrote, we have had a pretty exciting last couple days. It started with our last practice before the start of the real games. It was at our competition venue and we pretty much worked on the basics to get use to our environment. The following day was Opening Ceremonies. WOW!… Read More