Sport has played a crucial role throughout Jacob Wassermann’s life and was a pivotal part of his healing process.
Jacob Wassermann’s lifelong dream of representing his country at the highest level in sport, to wear the maple leaf on a global athletic stage, has finally become a reality. Rowing Canada made it official on Thursday as Wassermann is part of Team Canada going to the Paralympics. Jacob Wassermann's lifelong dream of representing his country at the highest level in sport, to wear the maple leaf on a global athletic stage, has finally become a reality.
"This tragedy happened and it was on a big stage. We were junior hockey players, a bunch of 18 to 20 year olds who were trying to live out our dreams, right? And it happened," he said. "Life moves on and we've all grown from it and are all super appreciative of the support that the world has provided."
"For 18 years I was going to be a pro hockey player. That was the one goal and it had to change and it was sort of difficult for sure at first, but I really learned if you keep going forward with the dreams that you had, they'll work out for you," he said. He's the first to admit there was a lot of excitement to wear the Canadian colours in that pressure-packed event, but there were nerves as well.
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