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Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Eunice Kennedy Shriver, founder of Special Olympics recited this oath at the first Special Olympic International Summer Games held in Chicago in 1968. In her opening remarks she said, "... children with intellectual disabilities can be exceptional athletes and that "through sports they can realize their potential for growth." She pledged that this new organization, Special Olympics, would offer people with intellectual disabilities everywhere "the chance to play, the chance to compete and the chance to grow." |