Thank you for joining the viewing party of Netflix's "Rising Phoenix" w/ @morethanmySLE (follow him for commentary)

We will live Tweet using the hashtag #WatchRisingPhoenix.

I'll be posting comments and reactions in this thread and in Peter's thread.

I'm starting it now on my TV. If you are following along, hit play also.

"Olympics is where heroes are created.

The Paralympics is where the heroes come."

Wow. What an opening.

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Instantly you realize the Paralympics is more than a sporting event based on they position the event.

This is to compete and educate the public about people with disabilities.

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After watching the highlights of London, I am absolutely watching it in Tokyo.

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So far the athletes keep explaining that they chose their sport for very insightful reason.

Swimming to be graceful.

The long jump to be free.

Jean-Baptiste has a heartbreaking story.

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You can't help but get pumped up for Jonnie Peacock.

This documentary did a fantastic job of getting his thoughts while showing the race in slo-mo.

That was amazing.

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Your heart just drops when you see the Berlin Olympic games in 1936.

Dr. Guttmann's story needs to be heard.

These events cannot be lost to history.

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The lack of treatment soldiers received after a spinal cord injury during WWII is appalling.

All it took was one man to change that.

Dr. Guttmann saved countless lives.

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The Paralympics Games is a powerful tool to break stereotypes about people with disabilities.

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Russia doesn't have people with disabilities.

That's why they didn't have a Paralympics in Moscow in 1980.

The Netherlands had to step up and host it.

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