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One of most influential people of the 20th century, Eunice Kennedy Shriver was a driving force that changed the world. Prior to her efforts, children with intellectual disabilities were labeled "retarded" and institutionalized.

I urge you to view 30 for 30 Short, “Brave in the Attempt”

“Brave in the Attempt”

ESPN Films’ new 30 for 30 Short, “Brave in the Attempt,” will premiere on July 25, at 7:30 p.m. ET, kicking off the coverage of The 2015 Special Olympics World Games on ESPN.

The Special Olympics Athlete Oath: “Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me brave in the attempt.” has come to embody the movement started by the late Eunice Kennedy Shriver in 1962 with a summer camp in her Maryland backyard. Special Olympics is now made up of more than 4.5 million athletes all over the world, and in this powerful and moving exploration viewers will see how this world-changing social action, sports & political initiative was born, and why its growth is so important. “Brave in the Attempt” captures the force of nature that was Eunice Shriver and shows how her personal mission, inspired by her sister Rosemary Kennedy’s own struggles with inclusion, to improve the lives of children and adults with intellectual disabilities eventually developed into the Special Olympics movement.

Pictured: John F. Kennedy hands Eunice Kennedy Shriver the signing pen after signing the Maternal and Child Health and Mental Retardation Planning Amendments of 1963.

Mrs. Shriver devoted her life to helping those with mental and developmental disabilities. Her dedication and commitment to the cause is now carried on through the work of the Special Olympics, which she founded in 1968.

 

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Camp Shriver - The Beginning of a Movement


When people speak of the origin of Special Olympics, they look no further than the first Camp Shriver -- founded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver in the early 1960s. They talk of one woman's dream that started in her own backyard. They speak of her vision: how through sports, the lives of people with intellectual disabilities would be transformed and public perceptions would be changed forever.

Back in 1960, a woman from Bethesda, Md. called up Eunice and told her that she was having trouble finding a summer camp for her child with intellectual disability. The child wouldn't be accepted into a mainstream camp, and, at that time, the public education system couldn't figure out what to do with special-needs children never mind supply them with summer activities. Then another woman told her almost the same thing.

"Enough," said Eunice.

In Eunice's world, "enough" has always meant "do something about it."

Thus was born Camp Shriver, which she started at her Maryland farm, Timberlawn. Eunice asked special schools and clinics in her area to provide names of special-needs children who might be interested. Then she recruited high school and college students to act as counselors. It was almost a one-on-one situation--34 children, 26 counselors.

To almost everyone's surprise--the exception being Eunice--it was an instant success. The children swam, kicked soccer balls, shot baskets and rode horses under the summer sun. Perhaps most importantly, the young counselors, wary at first, began to see, as Eunice already had, that these children were not "difficult," "unteachable," "belligerent" and all those other stereotypes that had been ascribed to them. They merely wanted to have fun ... just like every other kid.

As the camp continued and flourished, people from the community came out to watch, and they were followed by representatives of the parks department and public-school system. "That's when it really began to catch on," Eunice said.

One of the most important aspects of Camp Shriver was Eunice's insistence there be an interaction between children with special needs and typical children. One of the latter was Tim, her son, just three years old when the camp began. Tim was paired with a young boy with intellectual disabilities named Wendell. They swam together, ate together, ran together and sometimes got in trouble together.

"The thing about Camp Shriver was that it was fun," says Tim. "That's what my parents are good at it--making important things fun."

As the number of campers grew over the years, reaching about 100, so did the number of counselors. Special-needs grow and thrive with attention, and at Camp Shriver there were never kids moping around alone. They were engaged. "My mother always believed that one-on-one relationships can change people's lives," says Maria Shriver.

Camp Shriver continued for four years, up to the point when something grander and more far-reaching replaced it. But it was an important first step.

 

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Recording it all.

I'm the proud brother of a winner of multiple special olympic medals. Three golds and a silver for both his playing and coaching days in his specialty...Softball!

 

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[Mr. H.]

7-25 to 7:30?
That's only like 5 minutes.

 

[TheOldSchool]

I rather go to the Plus Size nudie for woman over 40 and put my tongue in a fat' lady's ass before I watch one second this of bullshit

Duly noted you'd rather eat shit. And really not surprising at all.

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I rather go to the Plus Size nudie for woman over 40 and put my tongue in a fat' lady's ass before I watch one second this of bullshit

Duly noted you'd rather eat shit. And really not surprising at all.

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[TheOldSchool]

I rather go to the Plus Size nudie for woman over 40 and put my tongue in a fat' lady's ass before I watch one second this of bullshit

Duly noted you'd rather eat shit. And really not surprising at all.

Ignore him. After all, he's a goddamned Cowgirls fan.

You sound MAD and GAY

So I sound like the entire Cowgirl roster?

 

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I rather go to the Plus Size nudie for woman over 40 and put my tongue in a fat' lady's ass before I watch one second this of bullshit

Duly noted you'd rather eat shit. And really not surprising at all.

Ignore him. After all, he's a goddamned Cowgirls fan.

You sound MAD and GAY

So I sound like the entire Cowgirl roster?

I will be looking for you in Sept when we start 4-0 Mongo

 

[TheOldSchool]

I rather go to the Plus Size nudie for woman over 40 and put my tongue in a fat' lady's ass before I watch one second this of bullshit

Duly noted you'd rather eat shit. And really not surprising at all.

Ignore him. After all, he's a goddamned Cowgirls fan.

You sound MAD and GAY

So I sound like the entire Cowgirl roster?

I will be looking for you in Sept when we start 4-0 Mongo

With Murray gone, I can't wait to see the REAL Romo and Cowgirls!

 

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Ignore him. After all, he's a goddamned Cowgirls fan.

You sound MAD and GAY

So I sound like the entire Cowgirl roster?

I will be looking for you in Sept when we start 4-0 Mongo

With Murray gone, I can't wait to see the REAL Romo and Cowgirls!

Murray is on a team with NO QB

 

[TheOldSchool]

Ignore him. After all, he's a goddamned Cowgirls fan.

You sound MAD and GAY

So I sound like the entire Cowgirl roster?

I will be looking for you in Sept when we start 4-0 Mongo

With Murray gone, I can't wait to see the REAL Romo and Cowgirls!

Murray is on a team with NO QB

So he should pick up right where he left off!

 

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You sound MAD and GAY

So I sound like the entire Cowgirl roster?

I will be looking for you in Sept when we start 4-0 Mongo

With Murray gone, I can't wait to see the REAL Romo and Cowgirls!

Murray is on a team with NO QB

So he should pick up right where he left off!

I feel like your real name is Mongo Simmons

 

[TheOldSchool]

So I sound like the entire Cowgirl roster?

I will be looking for you in Sept when we start 4-0 Mongo

With Murray gone, I can't wait to see the REAL Romo and Cowgirls!

Murray is on a team with NO QB

So he should pick up right where he left off!

I feel like your real name is Mongo Simmons

I feel like your real name is Dumbo Retard

 

[fbj]

I will be looking for you in Sept when we start 4-0 Mongo

With Murray gone, I can't wait to see the REAL Romo and Cowgirls!

Murray is on a team with NO QB

So he should pick up right where he left off!

I feel like your real name is Mongo Simmons

I feel like your real name is Dumbo Retard

You the retarded Eagles fan

 

[TheOldSchool]

With Murray gone, I can't wait to see the REAL Romo and Cowgirls!

Murray is on a team with NO QB

So he should pick up right where he left off!

I feel like your real name is Mongo Simmons

I feel like your real name is Dumbo Retard

You the retarded Eagles fan

How dare you call me that?! Go to hell!