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PAUL BASAGOITIA: AFTER THE RAMPAGE

How did it feel watching yourself in Any one of Us, your own documentary about the Rampage crash in 2015?

To be honest it was embarrassing. I get awkward when I see that stuff but it’s important to me to showcase what goes into a spinal cord injury. I could have pulled all those scenes out but it would have been a lie, it would have been a fake documentary and I didn’t want to do that.

We’ve all seen the footage of your crash, but can you tell us that day from your perspective?

Out of all the Rampages I’d competed in, it was the one I felt most confident about, and the best chance I had to win. I

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