Reno hosted its annual Reno Rumble Wheelchair Rugby Tournament this weekend.
Many of us who have played sports can probably attest to how sports have changed our lives.
For the players we spoke to on Sunday, rugby has allowed them to showcase their abilities on the court.
"It's given me more of a purpose, keeps me in shape. Being around more people who are similar to me with a similar injury I've learned a lot," says Spencer Larimore.
"It just gives us the opportunity to come together as a community. For us to like bash out and feel something real. You know being in a wheel chair your not physically connecting with things all of the time. You come out here and your going to get smashed up in a wheel chair," says Jacob Wacker a wheelchair rugby player.
Wacker says when you look around and you see them play, try to look past the wheelchairs and see strong men and women.
"All of us have our random sob stories... but to be honest this is just more like our personalities, we're just go getters. What do you do when you have a bum leg, well you learn to hop on the other," says Wacker.
"I think the biggest thing that people see when they see people with disabilities... they feel sympathy. Or when they see us doing something great it's so inspirational... you know we're just trying to be normal. When we're out here on the court, we all feel normal," says Larimore.
