Yesterday was the last Rammies Special Olympics Basketball Tournament of this year. I’m honestly not sure which words to use to fully explain what this experience meant to me. I fell in love with it and the students. They show so much heart in every practice and game, and they never stop to amaze me. They do not inspire me because they are people just like you and I are, and they enjoy the same things. They amaze me because they don’t let ANYONE take about their spirits and pride. I admire them so much for loving life the way they do. At the end of the last game, one of the boys’ mother was thanking me and she started to cry saying how special we all are to give up our time to be there for this team and these students. For a lot of them that is the only physical activity they get. I couldn’t help but cry then (of course) because it saddens me so much that other people think so little of these incredible people. But then again... that just gives me more time to spend with them.... :P
