Nine years ago, Nashville’s CBS affiliate, NewsChannel 5, filmed a story about Zion returning from the Endeavor Games in Oklahoma City. The Endeavor Games are the premiere youth sports event for parasports. He competed in many different events and brought home awards for his age group and classification.

Watch the little guy:

When they heard he had made the Paralympic team for wheelchair rugby, they wanted to update everyone on the little boy—now young man—who had inspired heart years ago. Watch the update below. Special thanks to metal-morphosist, Kris Nethercutt, for his contributions to Zion’s life.

Zion Redington, 18-year-old wearing bilateral below the knee prostheses and a Team USA shirt, sits on Kris Nethercutt's porch in Franklin, Tenn. to discuss the Paralympics, wheelchair rugby, metal-morphisis of his chair, and more.