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Article: WALKING ON WATER; WATER-SKIING PROGRAM HAS OPENED DOORS.(SPORTS)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
- Article date:
- June 3, 1999
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Byline: BRETT PAULY
Some water-skiers see Matt Tracey as a mentor. He just wants to offer encouragement to the uninitiated.
``It thrills me. That's why I'm here, to give any support I can,'' said the 76-year-old retired painting contractor from West Hills.
``I'm thrilled to see that disabled people today have a chance, because I came along in an era where if you were disabled the word was `unabled,' '' said Tracey, who lost his right leg at age 9 after being hit on his bike by a drunken driver. ``As in, `Your unable to participate in what we're doing, so go over and sit on the bench where you won't be in the way because we don't want you to ...