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WAdaptiveSpiritboynesshenRalphGreenwasgrowingupinthemeanrough-and-tumbleBedord-StuyvesantsectionoBrooklynletsjustsaytheoddsagainsthimeverseeingtheworldwerelongatbest.Andthoseoddsweremadethatmuchlongerin1992whenabulletromarandomshootingshreddedavitalarteryinthelowerhalohisbodyandresultedintheamputationovirtuallyalloGreensletleg.ButasironywouldhaveitwhatinitiallyappearedtobeatragedyactuallyturnedouttobeawindowoopportunityfungwideopenonethatradicallychangedRalphsprospectsorthebetter.WhatsmorethetravelthatonceseemedsounlikelyorakidromBed-Stuyhasbecomeabasicpartohisveryexistence.Asaworld-classadaptiveskierwhocametothesportonlyaterhislegwastakenromhimRalphGreenhascompetedindozensoWorldCupandParalympicracesincountriesacrosstheglobe.Inadditionthroughhislong-runningsponsorshiprelationshipwithCoxCommunicationshespendsweekseachyeartravelingtodierentCoxsystemsandspeakingtomanagementteamsemployeescommunityleadersandinparticularyouthgroupsonthecompanysbehal.recentlyhadtheopportunitytositdownwithGreentotalkaboutwhatlieislikeontheroadorCox.Greenwhohadalwaysbeenagitedathleteandwhohasbecomeevenmoretness-consciousashesimprovedasaskiersaidthatwheneverpossiblehelikestostarteachdayontheroadwithabriskworkout.StretchingisabigpartowhatIliketodointhemorninghesaid.Imabigbelieverinstretching.Tendependingupontheworkoutacilityatthehotelhellgetonthespinbikeoratimegethisheartrateuppopasweatanditheyreavailabledoaewsetswithsomereeweightsoronaweightmachine.WhatismostcleartoanyonewhohaswatchedGreendevelopromarawenergeticbutultimatelyunripenedyouthintoamaturewell-spokenadultisthephysicaltransormation.Weighttrainingexercisedietandthemarchotimehaveturnedalargemassoadolescentintoapowerullybuiltbroad-shoulderedandremarkablywell-denedman.ButthephysicaltransormationisonlypartothegenesisoRalphGreen.BeingontheroadoroversixyearsorCoxGreenhasbecomeextremelyarticulateandturnedhimselintoaneectiveandpassionatemotivationalspeaker.WhatsmoreunlikeinhisearlydaysasaspokesmanorCoxwhenhewouldsimplyshowupandwingitthesedaysRalphismuchmoreocusedonthemakeupohisaudience.GreensayswhenheandJoeRooneySVPoBrandMarketingSocialMediaandAdvertisingorCoxtraveltosystemstheymaytalkonthephonethenightbeoretoreviewthesituationandreiteratetheirmessagepoints.HewillthenaskRooneyWhatsthedealwiththesystemmeaningwhatissuesarecurrentlymostimpactingthesystemanditsemployees.HellalsoaskRooneyaboutthedemographicsothecommunityandanykeymessagepointshewouldliketohavedrivenhome.Tenthetwowontotenspeakagainuntiltheyactuallygettothesystemoceinthemorning.Oncetherehowevertheyllinvariablydeliverwhateachnowreerstoastheoldone-two.RooneywilltakethepodiumrstandtalkaboutsomethingCoxspecicbeitanewproductlaunchcompetitionacommunity-basedinitiativeorperhapsanemployee-targetedmessagebeoreintroducingGreen.Ralphwillthentakethefoorandworkingwithoutnoteslaunchintooneversionoranotherdependingontheaudienceohisremarkableliestoryandahandulothemanythingsitstaughthim.GreenhasanumberoavoritestoriesromhistravelsorCoxbutvirtuallyallothemrevolvearoundwhathesalwaysdonebestnamelyone-on-oneinteractionwithpeople.InoneotheCoxsystemsinLouisianaanemployeenamedressiecameupateroneoGreensaddressesandthankedhim.DuringtheaddressRalphhadtalkedabouthowasakidthemostimportantthinghehadtolearnwastotakeownershipohisdisabilityandtakeprideinit.ressietoldRalphthathersonlikehewasonceagreathigh-schoolootballplayer.ButjustlikeGreenhetoohadlostaleginanaccidentanddidsoonlyrecentlysohewasnowutterlydespondentandelthisliewasover.