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RIO DE JANEIRO -- A few months before U.S. table tennis player Tahl Leibovitz left his home in Queens, N.Y., for the Rio Paralympic Games, his wife, Dawn, heard a bang late at night. They didnt identify the source of the noise until their neighbor told them her air conditioner had fallen onto their car.The neighbor was low on money but wanted to pay for the damage eventually. Leibovitz refused the offer.He understands what its like to be in a dark place, his wife said.Amid a childhood scarred by an uneasy relationship with his father and long periods of homelessness, Leibovitz found table tennis. A three-time Paralympic medalist, the 41-year-old competed in his fifth games in Rio, losing in the quarterfinals. He said he hopes to continue playing another eight years, pointing toward a possible Los Angeles 2024 Games.I would define my self-value and self-esteem, he said, through winning and through playing table tennis.He often competes in able-bodied tournaments but meets the classification standards for the Paralympics because he has osteochondroma, which causes benign bone tumors that can limit movement.Previously a substance abuse counselor, Leibovitz works at New York Families for Autistic Children.I tell my patients that although they believe they are not OK, in reality they are actually OK, he said. Their circumstances may not be.When Leibovitz was a young teenager, he broke a basement window at his house. Tensions over that incident with his father began an eight-year period of on and off homelessness, he said.In addition to staying away from home, he stayed away from school. Sixth grade was the last year he completed.The Boys & Girls Club in Queens opened at 3 p.m. on weekdays. There, he could play table tennis until the club closed around 9 p.m. He slept on subway trains at night.I dont know if (returning home) was really an option for me at that time, Leibovitz said.He and his twin sister, Maja, said their father, Ernest, physically abused them. His father, when reached for this story, said he did not consider his treatment of his children abuse.I wasnt hitting him because I was getting mad and upset. I was hitting him because I was trying to make a point, Leibovitzs father said, adding that his son was a problematic teenager.His mother, who was divorced from his father, died in 2006. His father said he wasnt aware of his sons perpetual homelessness. His son told him he was living with friends.Leibovitz and his father now see each other about once a month, they both said, living just over a mile apart.He feels bad about me being homeless for that many years, but he said it made me very tough and who I am, Leibovitz said.Leibovitz played in his first table tennis tournament at the Junior Olympic trials when he was 15. At a tournament in New Jersey in 1995, an international referee told him he might classify for Paralympic sport because of his condition.The next year, Leibovitz won gold and bronze at the Atlanta Paralympics while still homeless. Soon after, he moved in with his twin sister.Leibovitz, who also won bronze at the 2004 Games, is self-coached. Angie Bengtsson, the U.S. table tennis head coach in Rio, said they communicate over the phone to discuss his training. At training camps and tournaments, Bengtsson said Leibovitz helps younger players.They have a lot of respect for him, Bengtsson said. A lot of them want to be just like him.In addition to his athletic success, Leibovitz earned his GED and said he has bachelors and masters degrees from Queens College and a second masters in social work from NYU.Pieces of his past show in his outlook on his sport.Whether I win or lose, Im OK, Leibovitz said. Im not going to say it doesnt matter, but it doesnt change who I am.In 2002, Leibovitz used an inheritance from his grandfather to buy a three-bedroom condo, which he said is too big. Its a problem, he said, he never thought he would have.Im sure theres a lot of it that he wishes he didnt have to go through, his wife said. Even though it was all bad that happened, it will be applied to his life to help others. Thats what hes doing with it now.---Emily Giambalvo is a journalism student at the University of Georgia. Penn State and Georgia are partnering with The Associated Press to supplement coverage of the 2016 Paralympics.Hydro Flask Deals Online Uk . 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You can get a hit at any time, but the big hits are the ones that really matter.David Phelps pitched six scoreless innings, Miguel Rojas scored on an error in the third and Ichiro Suzuki doubled down the right field line in the fourth -- for his 3,008th hit in the majors to move into 28th place on the career list -- before Scruggs went deep.Phelps (7-6) allowed two hits and two walks with nine strikeouts while throwing 96 pitches in six scoreless innings in his fourth start of the season. He had not gone more than 5 1/3 innings or thrown more than 90 pitches in his previous three starts.To give us six there, and obviously the zeroes, hes been great, Marlins manager Don Mattingly said. Hes pitched great. Now, hes to the point where hes saying he felt like he could have gone back out. Its just been anything weve asked him to do, hes been able to do.Fernando Rodney got the last three outs for his sixth save with the Marlins and 23rd overall this season.Miami has won two straight after a three-game skid, and handed Pittsburgh is second straight loss after winning six of its previous seven.Chad Kuhl (3-1) gave up three runs and five hits in six innings. He has allowed two earned runs or fewer in five of his past six starts.I think that (catcher Francisco Cervelli) did a good job with getting me back to my fastbal, Kuhl said. My fastball wasnt there in the beginning. I threw a ton of off-speed pitches and when you throw off-speed, you really have to trust it. That really got my arm going. I was able to get back to my fastball and be efficient in later innings.Scruggs, whho went 1 for 3 in his season debut on Friday, had not homered in 65 plate appearances with Miami and St.dddddddddddd. Louis spanning three seasons.Josh Harrison opened the bottom of the first with a single before Phelps forced Starling Marte into a double play. Phelps faced the minimum until walking John Jaso with two out in the fifth, ending a streak of 13 straight batters retired.Phelps struck out five of six batters in the second and third innings, and retired the side in order in the fourth. He struck out Gregory Polanco and David Freese to start the fifth before walking Jaso.(Phelps) was just on top of his game, Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. We werent able to push him back. Harrison had three hits and Mercer had one. Theyre hitting way too far apart so thats minor. Get a bunch of them and maybe something good happens. So, whether you like it or not, their pitcher was better than our offense tonight.Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen inadvertently helped give the Marlins their 1-0 lead in the third when Dee Gordons fly ball clanked out of McCutchens glove for an error that allowed Rojas to score from second base.Harrison, who had three hits, drove in Jordy Mercer with a single to left field in the eighth inning to pull the Pirates to 3-1.TRAINERS ROOMPirates: Pittsburgh placed 3B Jung Ho Kang on the 15-day disabled list with a left shoulder injury sustained in Friday nights game. The Pirates recalled 1B-OF Josh Bell from Triple-A Indianapolis to take Kangs place on the 25-man active roster.UP NEXTMarlins: Jose Urena (1-4, 6.40) will look for his first win since July 19 when he faces the Pirates on Sunday. Urena has allowed a combined 13 earned runs over his past two starts.Pirates: Ryan Vogelsong (2-2, 3.20) will attempt to pick up a second consecutive win after allowing four earned runs in his last outing. He has allowed five earned runs in three starts since returning from an eye injury on Aug. 4. ' ' '