What do you think?
Rate this book
Still Standing: When you Have Every Reason to Give Up, Keep Going
Doctors said he’d never walk again.
A freestyle motocross accident left Kevin wheelchair-bound. His injury was almost identical to his father Gerry’s, whose fall from a tree stand had left him a paraplegic just four years prior.
Two men in two wheelchairs in the same house dealt with loss in opposite ways. Kevin was determined to overcome the physical and emotional battle and fight his way back. However Gerry’s bitterness overtook him. He drove everyone away and eventually took his own life. The family was devastated.
Despite loss after loss, Kevin worked to rebuild his health, mind, and career. He chose to see it all as an opportunity to reinvent himself. Leaving motocross behind, he pursued sledge hockey and rose quickly to the top helping Canada earn gold in the 2013 World Championships and bronze in the 2014 Paralympics in Sochi, Russia.
Today, Kevin shares his story to inspire others to never give up. You have all the courage needed to rise above your challenges. It takes resilience, perseverance, and commitment to stick through hard times. Kevin firmly believes that If he can overcome his adversity and tragedy, you can overcome yours.
A freestyle motocross accident left Kevin wheelchair-bound. His injury was almost identical to his father Gerry’s, whose fall from a tree stand had left him a paraplegic just four years prior.
Two men in two wheelchairs in the same house dealt with loss in opposite ways. Kevin was determined to overcome the physical and emotional battle and fight his way back. However Gerry’s bitterness overtook him. He drove everyone away and eventually took his own life. The family was devastated.
Despite loss after loss, Kevin worked to rebuild his health, mind, and career. He chose to see it all as an opportunity to reinvent himself. Leaving motocross behind, he pursued sledge hockey and rose quickly to the top helping Canada earn gold in the 2013 World Championships and bronze in the 2014 Paralympics in Sochi, Russia.
Today, Kevin shares his story to inspire others to never give up. You have all the courage needed to rise above your challenges. It takes resilience, perseverance, and commitment to stick through hard times. Kevin firmly believes that If he can overcome his adversity and tragedy, you can overcome yours.
149 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 13, 2016
11 people want to read
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews
May 9, 2021
This is the true story about Kevin who has an accident and becomes paralyzed. He is told he'll never walk again but he proves doctors and everyone else wrong. It is also about his father who, a year before Kevin's accident, has an accident which lands him in a wheelchair. Their stories are completely opposite. While Kevin works hard to regain the use of his legs, his father is so angry and bitter that he alienates his family. The only negative about the book is that it was a bit short and, because of that, didn't go into a lot of detail about Kevin's negative thoughts and feelings during his recovery.
August 5, 2025
3.5 stars! Like most autobiographies I read, I wanted more detail! But still a great read and heart felt.
June 25, 2017
A good read, light, touches on the struggles of life balancing, gets into the mental & emotional challenges of healing from severe injury, inspirational encouragement to work towards goals, live each day to its fullest. If anything, the reader gets a glimpse into how important it is to change play mates when kicking old habits and seeking a new sandbox.
Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews