Reflect

“The great athletes of yesterday and today, and the athletes of Special Olympics, regardless of wins or losses, share a work ethic, a dignity, a fierceness, and a love for the game that transcends any meaningless comparison between ability and disability. Greatness is measured by the heart, the courage, and the tenacity with which you play the game and live your life. The Special Olympics athletes, whom I have had the remarkable privilege of photographing, continuously celebrate a spirit that says I am proud, I am smart, I am strong, I am able, I am…”


Over the past 40 years, Special Olympics has created a legacy. Yesterday Special Olympics hung a medal around an athletes’ neck. Today Special Olympics made a mother proud. And tomorrow an athlete will be born in to a society where an intellectual disability is not a curse, but a gift. A society where Special Olympics athletes are celebrated.

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