maddie thompson started playing at 13 and was just 17 when she made her paralympic debut in london.he quit the sport ahead of rio to have her sun zac but she has been drawn back to its.|j rio to have her sun zac but she has been drawn back to its. i got to the point where i wasn't really enjoying an elite sport so i got off and i think having the time out has allowed me to excel in my love for this, it's a great sport and i absolutely this, it's a great sport and i a bsolutely love this, it's a great sport and i absolutely love it and i think finding that fight back in me has been something. there's nothing like it when you're in a close game like that, you're taking a shot, the feeling, the buzz, there's nothing like it that you can replicate. the athlete of maddie couldn't resist! while maddie was competing in london, a young leah evans was watching on. i was in the hospital in 2012 having the surgery and i was infor like in 2012 having the surgery and i was inforlikea in 2012 having the surgery and i was in for like a month. me and my mum spent the whole time watching london and