up from being injured’ Winspear recalled; ‘I was heavily sedated for
five to six days – I was in and out, and my mind was playing tricks.
I remember finding numerous IEDs before the one I hit. I remember
how hot it was and the smell. When I was hit, I remember lying in
the thick long grass trying to shout out, but nothing came out of my
mouth; I thought that was it for me.
Winspear heard about a new competition that Prince Harry was
hosting in London in 2014 called the Invictus Games, and thought he
would give it a try. Despite never having played basketball prior to
his injury, he made the wheelchair basketball reserve team in 2014.
The atmosphere of that first event, and the determination of the
competitors, inspired him to push himself even harder and in 2016
he made the wheelchair basketball team, with whom he won silver at
the Orlando Games.
Prior to discovering the Games, Winspear was in a rut, spending
most of