Mike Garrison Email & Phone Number

My name is Mike Garrison. I am your average Midwest American kid (35 to be exact) who grew up in a backwoods small town. Do you remember the kid in school who struck out playing tee-ball or got tangled in the soccer net? That was me. Traditional sports were never my strong point, and my parents recognized that an early age. I began racing motocross at the age of 5, and for the next 13 years of my life my entire family and I traveled the country racing week after week. Like any kid, I had a dream of someday being a professional rider, making the big money, swarmed by hot chicks, and signing autographs at the local McDonalds. On August 27, 2006, at the age of 18, I attended a local race that would change my life forever. While trying to make a pass on my best friend for the lead, we collided in mid-air over a jump. We both came crashing to the ground. As best friends we competed to be the better than one another at everything…including crashing. I won this battle as he was un-injured in the crash, whereas I had shattered my spine, collapsed both lungs, suffered severe internal bleeding, and was paralyzed from the chest down. To many people this sounds like a terribly tragic situation, however, if given the opportunity to travel back in time I wouldn’t change anything about that day or what has happened to me. To this day we are still best friends competing at everything, and often laugh about who technically won the race that day. I believe that everything in life happens for a reason, and with that being said, I believe when there is no longer a reason for me to be rolling the streets in a wheelchair is the day I will simply stand up and walk away. In the meantime, the journey that crash put me on has been truly amazing. I found my love for graphic design, race announcing, public speaking, writing, and most of all - living life as if every moment was my last. 'A Life on Wheels - Chasing a Dream'http://youtu.be/j9Ems7aK31s'Chasing a Paralyzed Dream'https://youtu.be/BblAYbeWF9Y

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