inspirational: Friday's Food For Thought: Don't Give Up! - 01/18/22 06:52 PM
Powerful & Inspirational True Story
1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics
Who is Derek Redmond?
 
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Things don't always work out the way you'd like.
Derek Redmond was favored to medal in the Olympic 400-meter sprint.
150 meters into the race, Derek felt the searing pain.
In agony, he fell to the ground with a torn hamstring.
Not willing to give up, determined to finish the race, he continued.
Breaking through security, a man came to Derek's side.
It was his father.
"You don't have to do this," he told his son.
"Yes, I do," Derek replied.
"Well then, we're going to finish this together."
Together father and son continued.
Shortly before the finish line, … (19 comments)