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[People cheering, clapping and talking in the background.]
>>Richard Dickinson: We’ve really got some great athletes. I am proud of all of them.
It’s really the happiest place to be.
I got involved in Special Olympics seven year ago, I think.
My Wife and I took guardianship of my nephew and he had special needs.
He was kind of out there on his own and he didn't have anything to do
and we found Special Olympics to be perfect for him. The way it helped my nephew was that he was introverted...
...didn't participate in anything, didn't have any friends...
...and when he came to Special Olympics he found that he had hundreds of friends.
[Coach Dickinson advising a player to move in and take a 3 point shot.]
My favorite moment in coaching is all of them. That is hard to determine any one moment.
You can ask any of these guys at the end of the game who won that game
and most of them will say, "We did!" But they don't even care who won.
The only thing they really care about is maybe that medal around their neck, the ride home, the high fives.
My theory for coaching is everybody has the potential...
...and most of these athletes don't know what their potential is.
So I like to push them and they are very surprised at how much they can do.
I have advised a couple folks who had kids with special needs...
...but they didn't know what to do with them.
And we talked to them and convinced them to come out for Special Olympics...
...and they ended up being great coaches.
I do have some friends now who are very interested in being coaches...
...that I think are going to come our way next year.
But I keep telling them you need to do it just to see how we do can it.
The reward is so great just seeing the expression on the athletes’ faces.
[People cheering, clapping and talking in the background.]
It is fun. You gotta try it!
[People cheering and clapping in the background]