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Special Olympics Oath:
Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.
Sculpture created by artist, Zureb Tsereteli (Soviet Union). A gift to the United States from the Soviet Union with home on SUNY at Brockport campus.
Special Olympics 1979 Remembered.
Host of the International Special Olympic Games
and yes this sculpture was celebrated
and I was there...1979
like most with Health and Physical Education degrees in process, volunteering for the games, meeting the athletes, and walking into celebrities. To name a few...I remember being there with Marlo Thomas and Phil Donahue. Sally Struthers. Susan St. James. Christopher Reeve. And Muhammad Ali.
"Service is the rent we pay for a room in Heaven." ~ Muhammad Ali
Heaven is where most all felt they were living during the Special Olympic experience on our campus. Words can't explain it, nor express it. It just was...Heaven on Earth.
Of course there, the Kennedy clan (Ted, Ethel, Maria Shriver and now, not then Gov. Schwarzenegger) with Eunice (Kennedy) Shriver leading from the early days of site proposal and planning.
I remember their speeches.
Love this quote (Kaleidoscope 30th Anniversary edition)
"In Special Olympics it is not the strongest body or most dazzling mind that counts. It is the invincible spirit which overcomes all handicaps. For without this spirit, winning medals is empty. But with it, there is no defeat." ~ Eunice Kennedy Shriver
I would take the time to stand in front of this statue again for graduation. A moment in time taken to capture this gem...
Geek pictures from history
Caption: OK, Dad take the picture already.
What sparked sharing this picture?
Temporary loss of mind...
and enjoying the Kaleidoscope (Brockport College Publication).
The Vol 23, No. 1 Fall 2009 edition
Celebrating 30th Anniversary of the International Special Olympic Games at Brockport
what a gift from the College, my Alma Mater...how proud I am to remember those years and what I gained there and to remember this event of celebration of Olympians and Achievement...
The faces of the Olympians I remember most...pride and intense determination one minute participating and competing...a moment later celebrating the achievement even if that meant this time the victory went to someone else. Yes, all were winners, every time, every contest...
may we all remember their wisdom.
Thank you College at Brockport and to the Kaleidoscope.
For anyone interested in connecting further here's a link Kscope@brockport.edu
