My son the sports star
Since taking up wheelchair tennis just four years ago, Adam Field has become one of Britain's brightest young prospects.
Adam's father, Conrad, explains how sport has changed his son's life.
What was life like for Adam before he took up wheelchair tennis?
Back then, we almost accepted that sport was something Adam would watch others do, not something we'd go and watch him do.
Can you tell us more about Adam's disability?
Playing tennis helps Adam's condition enormously - it keeps him keep fit and improves his strength and mobility.
How did Adam get involved in the sport?
We saw a magazine advert about wheelchair tennis and got in touch with the British Tennis Foundation.
Our initial aim was give Adam a hobby he could do every now and then, but he became so dedicated that we were out playing almost every night.
How easy was it for him to get started?
If you're an able-bodied child at school you're made to do sport, but if you're in a wheelchair and you say you can't do it, it's just accepted.
There's so much more they can do, and Adam is a perfect example.
How has wheelchair tennis changed Adam?
There's a great social side to it as well. He regularly meets up with friends in the evening at tennis events, which he wouldn't really do at home.
What would your advice be to the parents of a disabled child?
You've got to go out and find the opportunities. Once you start looking it tends to snowball.
It may be that the first sport they try isn't for them, but it starts the ball rolling. The main thing is to get as much information as possible.
I only wish we'd found tennis sooner. My biggest regret is that Adam didn't get involved until 1999 and not five or six years earlier.
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