From the First Brick: It Changed My Life

Explore true stories about college sports and ways coaching can change lives from a retired professional whose inspiring decades-long career proves victory is more than what's on the scoreboard.

With no prior experience in wheelchair sports, Coach Lew Shaver embarked on a remarkable fifty-year journey in school athletics that included working with students who beat challenges and rose to the top of their games under his guidance. His reflections showcase how making your disability work for you leads to big opportunities. He also covers the ways his job transformed him and highlights how when you build relationships with people different from you, life is better.

As the founder of a wheelchair basketball program at a rural Minnesota college, Shaver's experience exemplifies why seizing your path with courage and openness produces the biggest wins.

From the First Brick is a heartwarming read for all sports lovers and those committed to learning more about overcoming adversity and harnessing resilience-no matter what.