ym pic ▁compet itions ; ▁he ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁BC ▁Sports ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Peter ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁national ▁Tom ▁Long bo at ▁Award , ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁to ▁recognize ▁Ab original ▁athlet es ▁for ▁their ▁out standing ▁contributions ▁to ▁sport ▁in ▁Canada . ▁Peter ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Ind sp ire ▁Award ▁in ▁the ▁Sport ▁category ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁During ▁Richard ▁Peter ' s ▁career , ▁he ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁determ ination , ▁commit ment ▁and ▁focus . ▁Both ▁on ▁and ▁off ▁the ▁court , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁role ▁model ▁to ▁both ▁young ▁and ▁old ▁people ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁positive ▁contrib uting ▁member ▁to ▁the ▁team . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Peter ▁began ▁as ▁a ▁program ▁coordin ator ▁at ▁the ▁B . C . ▁W heel ch air ▁Sports ▁Association ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁still ▁compet ing ▁profession ally ▁in ▁basketball . ▁Here , ▁he ▁began ▁as ▁a ▁camp ▁coun sel or ▁and ▁moved ▁up ▁to ▁his ▁current ▁position . ▁He ▁organ izes ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁junior ▁sport ▁cam ps , ▁where ▁he ▁motiv ates ▁children ▁in ▁wheel ch airs ▁to ▁purs ue ▁health y ▁l ifest yles ▁and ▁sport ▁participation . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁youth ▁camp ers ▁can ▁recall ▁that ▁“ when ▁he ▁plays ▁with ▁us , ▁it ▁makes ▁me ▁want ▁to ▁do ▁the ▁best ▁I ▁can ”. ▁He ▁ens ures ▁that ▁every