Not by the Playbook - JohnBoy Smith: From being shot to the winners podium

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JohnBoy Smith was shot in the back as a sixteen year old after finding himself in the wrong place at the wrong time. Paralysed from the waist down, his life changed forever. But whilst rehabilitating he found sport and now he's in contention to win the London Marathon on Sunday. He shares his story.

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Picture: JohnBoy Smith winning the Dublin marathon (Getty Images).

Published on Saturday, 27th April 2019.

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