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Personally when I think of famous athletes I think of Terry Fox. I think that what he did is the most inspirational and recognizable things. He ran across Canada with an amputated leg racing money for cancer.

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A video of some of the most amazing feel good and inspirational sports stories. These have made history in sports games.

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15 Inspirational Sports Stories That Stole Our Hearts

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Cindy Klassen is a famous Canadian olympic speed skater. She won the most olympic medals in a single Olympic Games. I have chosen her because she is a very recognized Canadian athlete.

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I have based so many things off of this route. I remember it when I am exercising and learning new things. I believe that this can be a very motivational and changing quote.

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Motivation is key. I love long distance running and a great mood, motivation and focus is key. This is a very good motivational video.

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First person to swim all the way across lake Ontario. She made national headlines on this breathtaking journey. She is a Canadian icon which is why I chose her.

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An article on the start to specials olympics. I have selected this article because I think that it is a major part of sport history.

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When people speak of the origin of Special Olympics, they look no further than the first Camp Shriver-founded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver in the early 1960s. They talk of one woman's dream that started in her own backyard. They speak of her vision: how through sports, the lives of people with intellectual disabilities would be transformed and public perceptions would be changed forever.

Back in 1960, a woman from Bethesda, Md. called up Eunice and told her that she was having trouble finding a summer camp for her child with intellectual disability. The child wouldn't be accepted into a mainstream camp, and, at that time, the public education system couldn't figure out what to do with special-needs children never mind supply them with summer activities. Then another woman told her almost the same thing.

"Enough," said Eunice.

In Eunice's world, "enough" has always meant "do something about it."

Thus was born Camp Shriver, which she started at her Maryland farm, Timberlawn. Eunice asked special schools and clinics in her area to provide names of special-needs children who might be interested. Then she recruited high school and college students to act as counselors. It was almost a one-on-one situation--34 children, 26 counselors.

To almost everyone's surprise--the exception being Eunice--it was an instant success. The children swam, kicked soccer balls, shot baskets and rode horses under the summer sun. Perhaps most importantly, the young counselors, wary at first, began to see, as Eunice already had, that these children were not "difficult," "unteachable," "belligerent" and all those other stereotypes that had been ascribed to them. They merely wanted to have fun ... just like every other kid.

As the camp continued and flourished, people from the community came out to watch, and they were followed by representatives of the parks department and public-school system. "That's when it really began to catch on," Eunice said.

Learning Through Interaction

One of the most important aspects of Camp Shriver was Eunice's insistence there be an interaction between children with special needs and typical children. One of the latter was Tim, her son, just three years old when the camp began. Tim was paired with a young boy with intellectual disabilities named Wendell. They swam together, ate together, ran together and sometimes got in trouble together.

"The thing about Camp Shriver was that it was fun," says Tim. "That's what my parents are good at it--making important things fun."

As the number of campers grew over the years, reaching about 100, so did the number of counselors. Special-needs grow and thrive with attention, and at Camp Shriver there were never kids moping around alone. They were engaged. "My mother always believed that one-on-one relationships can change people's lives," says Maria Shriver.

Camp Shriver continued for four years, up to the point when something grander and more far-reaching replaced it. But it was an important first step.

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Camp Shriver - The Beginning of a Movement

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When people speak of the origin of Special Olympics, they look no further than the first Camp Shriver-founded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver in the early 1960s. They talk of one woman's dream that started in her own backyard. They speak of her vision: how through sports, the lives of people with...

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The Peterborough Petes is a large part of sport for me. I have grown up going to almost every single home game. When I think if sports I think of hockey. Our local hockey team!

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Petes Picks: 20 - 18

To celebrate the 2021 OHL Lottery Draft, we are reflecting on some of the Petes most notorious first round picks from across the era's over the next seven days, counting...

OHL to Conduct First-Ever Draft Lottery in Advance of Priority Selection Presented by Real Canadian Superstore on June 4-5

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Who Wore It Best? Jersey #30 Week 1, Part 1

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Shayne Corson Headlines Thursday Night Live Presented by Subway

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Mason McTavish named alternate captain for Team Canada at U18 IIHF World Championship

On Saturday, April 28 Hockey Canada announced that Peterborough Petes forward Mason McTavish has been named an alternate captain for Canada at the 2021 IIHF U18 World Championship.

Wish McTavish and Zanetti Good Luck at the IIHF U18 World Championship

You can show your support for Petes Mason McTavish and Brian Zanetti at the U18 IIHF World Championship with a personalized message for them

Ten ways to live a greener life this Earth Day

To celebrate Earth Day, the Peterborough Petes are encouraging our fans to make sustainable, greener choices and go the extra shift to help our planet. #1 Use water wisely It's...

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Peterborough Petes - Official site of the Peterborough Petes

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Petes Picks: 20 - 18 To celebrate the 2021 OHL Lottery Draft, we are reflecting on some of the Petes most notorious first round picks from across the era's over the next seven days, counting... OHL to Conduct First-Ever Draft Lottery in Advance of Priority Selection Presented by Real Canadian Superstore on June 4-5 Toronto, Ont.

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I have grown up watching hockey live and on tv. I have always loved the coaches corner of the games with Don Cherry and looked forward to seeing his cool suits!

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Fastest spring recorded, ran by Usain Bolt

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Usain Bolt 9.58 100m New World Record Berlin [HQ]

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One of the best basketball player in all of history