We've had some success in the in the recent past
and in Rio Paralympics and the Tokyo Paralympics, but no
team is ever 3 peated before, so we're trying to
make history in Paris.
Steve Serio was paralyzed after spinal surgery as a toddler
but found wheelchair basketball at the age of 14 in
Long Island.
Long before his two gold medals as Co captain of
Team USA in 2016 and 2020.
He won a national championship with the Long Island Lightning
Youth basketball team in 2005.
Outside Team USA, Steve has played professionally for both Germany
and the New York Rolling Knicks.
Everybody sees the physical side of what it means to
be a Team USA athlete, but we have one chance
every four years to accomplish our dreams, and that takes
a big mental burden.
And if you you have to work on your mental
game just as much as your physical game in order
to maximize your performance in the highest pressure of moments.
Even for the most successful athletes, there comes a time
to hang it up.
At 36, Steve has decided that Paris will be his
final Olympics.
But although he's done on the court, Steve is determined
to keep making a difference in the lives of adaptive
sports athletes.
The impact I can have off the court is just
way more important to me now than the impact I
can have on it.
I've had all the success that that an athlete can
have wearing those three amazing letters across my chest.
And now it's time for me to spread the awareness
of adaptive sports and propel the next generation of adaptive
sports athletes to dream bigger than I was able to
dream when I when I started my journey.
But first one final dream A3 Peat for Team USA.
Perry Sook, PIX 11 Sports.