Vincent Dallaire

Started: He began playing in 2002. (wheelchairbasketball.ca, 01 Jan 2019) Reason: He was introduced to the sport by his physiotherapist. (wheelchairbasketball.ca, 01 Jan 2019) Ambition: To compete at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (paralympic.ca, 10 Apr 2024; ca.sports.yahoo.com, 16 Apr 2024) Awards: He was named to the All Star team at the 2013 World Junior Championships. (wheelchairbasketball.ca, 01 Jan 2019) Additional Info: PLAYING ALONGSIDE HIS IDOLS He considers Canadian teammates Patrick Anderson and David Eng as two of his idols in the sport. "It's one of those weird things. I've known David for a long time and he's the kind of guy you look up to. He's way older than me and you think, 'I'm never going to play with him, it's just impossible', and then I end up playing on the same team with him. It's always weird to realise that Pat is the GOAT [Greatest of All Time] and David is really, really good and if I want to right now, I could take my phone and call them. It's one of those things you don't realise until you think about it. It's part of the experience and you could say later in life that, 'I played with Pat'. You just have to go with it." (wheelchairbasketball.ca, 08 Feb 2021, 13 Jul 2022)