Sometimes, I think we are so busy always trying to win that
we forget the beauty of merely competing with grace and the grace in losing
well. We presently live in a world of
Lance Armstrong doping to gain a few seconds on up-hill climbs and baseball
players taking anabolic steroids in hopes of lifting a baseball over the fence
.
Everyone strives for the record books. Nothing else will do.
Thankfully another side of sports exists. One of my favorite stories is from a Special
Olympics event in Washington State many years ago.
During a running event, one of the contestants
took a tumble. Two other runners, seeing the third runner in distress,
stopped and ran back to help the fallen runner.
After a few assurances, all three runners locked
arms and crossed the finish line in last place as one.
--Mitchell
Hegman
Thanks for allowing me a spot, Ariel Murphy! I like the picture.
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DeleteMy pleasure Mitchell Hegman. The story was beautiful and well-written.
The story happened in Spokane, Washington in 1976 during the Special Olympics for the mentally and physically disabled.
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ReplyDeletenow whatever Vitamin Lance Armstrong was taking,,, I WANT SOME hahahah
no one loses what they dont have.
ReplyDeleteonly the illusion is lost.
thatz a win.