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Let the Spirit Begin |
| Section: LIFE / SPORTS |
| Author: Sheila Dinn |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 1/1/1988 |
| Size: 2,185 Words, 13,151 Characters |
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He was out in front and he knew it, smiling in anticipation of a first-place medal. He looked over his shoulder at the rest of the field, far behind in the 800-meter walk. It seemed that another racer was gaining on him, and he panicked. The measured race-walking gait became a run as he crossed the finish line.
A few minutes later, Fran Gargiulo had to explain to her son Jim that the Judges had to disqualify him and that he wouldn't get an award because he had run instead of walked. His chin went down and then back up; he turned to applaud the winners in his heat.
Jim's story is not a sad one, nor is it the story of a loser. Rather, it is the story of Special Olympics. The spirit that fueled Jim's cheers as he watched that awards presentation was the same spirit that literally ...
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...d a delegation of athletes who had probably never traveled beyond their own towns. Scores of celebrities were watching, and participating.
The world was watching, and Jim Gargiulo knew it. This was his dream--to go to Notre Dame and be like his father. He never doubted it would happen. It was not chance that the games were held there, and that he had earned the trip. It was his right. vbcrlf
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