She was the first woman to medal in the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games.

[1] She moved to South Lake Tahoe/Truckee, California after high school,[3][4] lying about her age to get a job in a casino.

Besides, I get the best parking spaces at shopping centers, and I don't have to wait in line at the movies."

[5] She became acquainted with wheelchair sports while attending California State University, Long Beach[2] first trying swimming before finding wheelchair racing could let her work out with able-bodied friends.

"After four months of training, Cable participated in the inaugural 1980 World Games for the disabled, 1984 Summer Olympics in wheelchair racing as an exhibition event, as well as the 1984, 1988, 1992, and 1996 Summer Paralympic Games, and also five Winter Olympics.