coach said" you won first place!". and i said, thank god! seeing 1000 athletes on the field, — seeing 1000 athletes on the field, showing off their skills and actually thrilled to actually be able just to be there _ actually be able just to be there. winning wasn't the goal, it was_ there. winning wasn't the goal, it was crossing the finish line _ i felt proud of myself, other people always put me down, saying, you will amount to nothing, and they say now, he does amount to something, he is special! does amount to something, he is s-ecial! �* ., �* ., does amount to something, he is s-ecial! ,, .,