▁national ▁team ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁ 2 2 ▁years ▁old . ▁Peter ▁married ▁fellow ▁wheel ch air ▁basketball ▁player ▁and ▁V ancouver ▁native , ▁Mar ni ▁Abb ott ▁( now ▁Mar ni ▁Abb ott - Peter ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ; ▁the ▁two ▁initially ▁met ▁through ▁wheel ch air ▁basketball ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁She ▁retired ▁from ▁compet itive ▁basketball ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁and ▁has ▁worked ▁at ▁G F ▁Str ong ▁Re h abil itation ▁as ▁a ▁sports ▁consult ant ▁and ▁coach ▁since . ▁Her ▁initial ▁drive ▁for ▁particip ating ▁in ▁compet itive ▁wheel ch air ▁sports ▁came ▁from ▁Rick ▁Hans en , ▁who ▁she ▁met ▁at ▁G F ▁Str ong ▁Re h abil itation . ▁She ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁he ▁and ▁Terry ▁Fox ▁“ p aved ▁the ▁way ▁[ for ▁us ] ” ▁and ▁there ▁is ▁more ▁access ibility ▁and ▁aw aren ess ▁in ▁Canada ▁because ▁of ▁their ▁actions . ▁Both ▁she ▁and ▁Rick ▁Hans en ▁entered ▁the ▁B . C ▁Sports ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁Richard ▁and ▁Mar ni ▁do ▁public ▁events ▁together , ▁like ▁present ations ▁and ▁hosting ▁of ▁events . ▁Ex amples ▁of ▁this ▁include ▁a ▁presentation ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁kick off ▁for ▁Rick ▁Hans en ’ s ▁third ▁“ Man ▁in ▁Mot ion ” ▁tour ▁and ▁an ▁annual ▁Kel own a ▁basketball ▁j amb ore e . ▁The ▁j amb ore e ▁is ▁a