Friday, May 18, 2007

Special Olympics Champion

Wow, plain and simple!

Story:
You wouldn't have been surprised if Loretta Claiborne never amounted to anything. One of seven children born to a poor single mother, blind and with developmental disabilities, she couldn't walk or talk until she was 4.

She could run, though, and in running she found success and fame and a platform to tell the rest of us to never count out those people born with challenges to overcome. Claiborne has competed in more than 25 marathons and has twice finished as one of the top 100 women in the Boston Marathon. She is an international Special Olympics champion.

Her achievements aren't limited to the track. She speaks four languages, earned a black belt in karate, holds honorary degrees from Quinnipiac College and Villanova University, and received ESPN's ESPY Arthur Ashe Award for Courage in 1996.

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