"When you want something in life, you just gotta reach out and grab it."
~ Christopher McCandless, from Into the Wild
"Oh yes, the past can hurt. But you can either run from it, or learn from it."
~ Rafiki, from The Lion King
"You always pass failure on the way to success."
~ Mickey Rooney
"Think and wonder, wonder and think."
~ Dr. Seuss
"We cannot direct the wind but we can adjust the sails."
~ Dolly Parton
"Obstacles cannot crush me. Every obstacle yields to stern resolve. He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind."
~ Leonardo da Vinci
"Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them:
A desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have last-minute stamina, they have to be a little faster,
they have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill."
~ Muhammad Ali
"Don't tell me the sky is the limit when there are footprints on the moon."
~ Dorothy Parker
"I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times I've been trusted
to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."
~ Michael Jordan
Rick Hoyt was diagnosed with a spastic quadriplegic with cerebral palsy at birth.
His parents, Dick and Judy, were told that Rick should be institutionalized because there was no
chance at recovery. The couple still fought to have Rick involved in as much as
possible. When Rick told his father that he wanted to participate n a 5-mile run
for a Lacrosse player who had been paralyzed in an accident, Dick agreed. He pushed
Rick in his wheelchair the entire 5 miles. After the race, Rick told his father,
"Dad, when I'm running, it feels like I'm not handicapped."
This moment sparked the beginning of their journey together. The pair has completed
over 1,000 races, including marathons and triathlons. Rick was once asked, if he could
give his father one thing, what would it be? Rick responded, "The thing I'd most like
is for my dad to sit in the chair and I would push him for once."
For more information on Team Hoyt, visit www.teamhoyt.com
"The best way to predict the future is to invent it."
~ Alan Kay
Created By: Gabrielle Corbin
Last Updated: 03/22/2012