Excerpt from "Teamwork Makes the Dream Work" by John Maxwell

A few years ago in Seattle, Washington, nine finalists were poised at the starting line of a 400 meter race, each planning to do his best and hoping to win the medal for the first place.

As the gun went off, the races sprinted toward the finish line. But one of the runners fell down. He quickly got up and gave his all to catch up with the others. But once again, he fell. His frustration totally overcame him, and he burst into tears and began to sob loudly.

Then a strange thing happened. The rest of the field heard his cries, and they turned to see that he was lying on the track. The runners began to slow down, and then one by one, they stopped, turned around, and went back to him. They picked him up, consoled him, and then together, all nine of them finished the race. In a race made for individual glory, the racers had made themselves into a team.

Where in the world could something like this happen? At the Special Olympics. Perhaps that's why they are called "special"?

Excerpt from "Teamwork Makes the Dream Work" by John Maxwell.

"Together we can do the impossible".