Martin Braxenthaler - That´s How He Rolls

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12/05/2010

 
Martin Braxenthaler © Goll-DPS

Name: Martin Braxenthaler
Age: 38
City: Surberg/Traunstein/ Bavaria/Germany
Occupation: Athlete
Handicap: Paraplegia

REHACARE.de talked to the successful athlete Martin Braxenthaler about happiness, his desires and goals.


REHACARE.de: What makes you get up in the morning?
Martin Braxenthaler: To live this day.

REHACARE.de: What is your favorite place and why?
Martin Braxenthaler: My home, because I can rest there and recuperate.

REHACARE.de: Who or what impresses you?
Martin Braxenthaler: People who deliver special results.

REHACARE.de: What is your most valuable possession?
Martin Braxenthaler: The chance to live independently.

REHACARE.de: What are you fed up with?
Martin Braxenthaler: With the stress in our society.

REHACARE.de: What makes you relax the most?
Martin Braxenthaler: To lie in the sun in a quiet place.

REHACARE.de: What makes you happy?
Martin Braxenthaler: When I experience something beautiful.

REHACARE.de: Is there something you should throw away, but won’t?
Martin Braxenthaler: Far too much.

REHACARE.de: Name three things that make for a fulfilled life!
Martin Braxenthaler: Well being, friends and zest for life.

 
At the Paralympics 2010 in Vancouver Martin Braxenthaler won three gold medals and one silver medal; © Goll-DPS

REHACARE.de: When was the last time you felt blown away by something?
Martin Braxenthaler: When I won the gold medal at the Paralympics in Vancouver.

REHACARE.de: What questions would you like to know the answer to?
Martin Braxenthaler: When will politicians become sensible?

REHACARE.de: When was the last time you felt like hiding from something?
Martin Braxenthaler: Not since a long time ago.

REHACARE.de: What makes a person rich?
Martin Braxenthaler: Contentment.

REHACARE.de: What is your philosophy of life?
Martin Braxenthaler: If you stop to striving for higher goals, you cease to live.

REHACARE.de: Who else should we be asking these questions of?
Martin Braxenthaler: Many people.

Translated by Elena O'Meara.