56 Dan Grieb: Training The Strongest Athletes Among Us - Special Olympians

Dan Grieb: Training The Strongest Athletes Among Us - Special Olympians

In Special Olympics, the power and joy of sport shifts focus to what our athletes CAN do, not what they can't. Attention to disabilities fades away. Instead, Dan see his athletes' talents and abilities - and applauds them for all that they can do. The transformative power of sports to instill confidence, improve health, and inspire a sense of competition is at the core of what the Special Olympics does. The focus is on real sports, real competition, real achievements.

In this episode we hear about: - Dan's childhood and turning a path molded for disaster into fuel for his success - Dan's experience his first time training an athlete with down syndrome - The trade offs of being healthy, and do they really exist?

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