I agree with you that the title of the post should have just read “A World Class Athlete” and left the references to a wheelchair out. The title is supposed to grab your attention however. I added the picture after I wrote the post. The picture does speak for it’s self.

i have so little to complain about it. and yet i have a tendency to complain so much.

these guys are pure inspiration.

Inspirational is exactly the right word for these athletes who have not allowed a physical disability, or more accurately a perceived one, to limit their ability to live life to the fullest.

All the doping and gambling scandals in professional sports grab the headlines. It’s people like Josh George who should be getting the publicity. They are the role models our children should be learning about.

There were 3,806 participants in the 2004 Paralympics and 7,291 participants in the 2007 Special Olympics, for people with intellectual disabilities.

When I was growing up many of these people would have been locked away in an institution or have been considered too physically “handicapped” to work regular jobs. They are inspirational not handicapped. Theirs is the kind of success story we need to see more of in the media.

What a great post Ed!

Thank you!