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    Wheelchair tennis changed David Wagner's life. He hopes it can do the same for others

    by Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times May 06, 2021 4 minutes

    LOS ANGELES — David Wagner is swatting soft serves over the net, but few of the kids on the other side are hitting it back. Most are still figuring out how to push their wheelchair into position to receive the ball, time their swing and make contact. Some become frustrated when their turn comes and they miss.

    Sitting in his specially adapted wheelchair, his racquet bound to his right hand with white athletic tape because his spinal cord injury robbed him of the use of his core muscles, Wagner is hopeful the kids will stick with it and discover the

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