Children Quote by Eunice Kennedy Shriver

My children can really understand the Olympic Games, To have a medal is very, very special.

— Tim Henman

“We were stereotyped the way many athletes with disabilities or illnesses are, particularly in participatory sports such as biking, running, and triathlon. After a…

— Phil Southerland

…What I learned was that these athletes were not disabled, they were superabled. The Olympics is where heroes are made. The Paralympics is where…

— Joey Reiman

You cannot compare your athletic achievement to the importance of children and giving them a safe environment in which to grow up and enjoy…

— Steffi Graf

Kids of this day and age know you don't necessarily have to specialize in one sport no matter how much society and your coaches…

— Pat Connaughton

“There was a story going around about the Special Olympics. For the hundred-yard dash, there were nine contestants, all of them so-called physically or…

— Fred Rogers

Your Olympic Hero is scheduled to wrestle a match against the man they call the big red retard; not that I have anything against…

— Kurt Angle

The shift from the perception of the child as innocent to the perception of the child as competent has greatly increased the demands on…

— David Elkind

Extraordinary performances come out of a process of continuous, regular physical and mental practice. The mindset of an extraordinary athlete is relaxed but focused…

— Chungliang Al Huang

I hope that as a professional snowboarder, Olympian, and now, a Global Ambassador for Special Olympics, I will be able to change perceptions about…

— Hannah Teter

It's really impossible for athletes to grow up. On the one hand, you're still a child, still playing a game. But on the other…

— Billie Jean King

“Child prodigies usually pursue conforming achievement, following the well-worn paths to Carnegie Hall, the science Olympics, and chess championships. They succeed by expertly following…

— Edify.me