Courage consists in the power of self-recovery. — Ralph Waldo Emerson, poet Sports were initially the key to my regaining self-esteem. Skiing, biking, rafting, crutch hiking, open water swimming. They gave me satisfaction, they fed my love of speed and excitement, and they allowed me to attain the status of “not considering.” Notwithstanding the little bit of biking around our circle road in North Carolina and the occasional tandem ride with Carole along the ocean in California, biking was no