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(dramatic music)
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(light music)
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- I'm standing at the starting
line of the Boston Marathon.
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Each year, over 30,000
people set off from here
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on a gruelling, 42 kilometre run.
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Marathons, along with Ironmans,
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are two of the toughest athletic
endeavours on the planet.
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The ultimate test of
strength and endurance.
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They're considered by
most as barely possible,
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but not for the Team Hoyt, father-son duo.
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What makes this duo so special
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is that Rick, the son, was
born with cerebral palsy,
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and is quadriplegic.
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And so, his father, Dick,
pushes and pulls him
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in specialised wheel
chairs, bikes, and boats.
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They've completed over 1,000 races
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and are as devoted to each other as ever,
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continuing to inspire millions
of people around the world
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with their trademark
motto, "Yes, you can."
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This is one of the greatest
love stories of all time.
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A father who climbs
mountains, runs marathons,
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travels to the ends of the earth
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to give his son a better life.
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A life that transcends the
limitations of his body.
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This story shows that through perseverance
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and determination, love conquers all.
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(inspirational music)
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A 3.8 kilometre swim, a
180 kilometre bike ride,
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42.2 kilometre run.
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The Ironman is arguably
one of the world's most
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challenging one-day sporting events.
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Initially begun as a contest in 1978
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to see which athletes between
runners, swimmers, or cyclists
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were the most fit.
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The Ironman Triathlon has developed
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into a worldwide
competition of determination
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and awe-inspiring human feats.
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To say an Ironman takes a lot of energy
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is an understatement.
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The average Ironman athlete burns around
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7,000 to 10,000 calories
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during those gruelling 226 kilometres,
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four to five times the
average daily intake.
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To most, it would seem barely possible
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to do one by ourselves.
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But imagine how difficult it would be
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to push and carry someone else.
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Well, that is exactly what Dick Hoyt does.
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For 226 kilometres, he pulls, pushes,
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and carries his son Rick, who
was born with cerebral palsy,
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unable to walk or talk.
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(gentle music)
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Richard Rick Eugene Hoyt,
Jr., was born January 10, 1962
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in Holland, Massachusetts,
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the first son of Dick and Judy Hoyt.
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Due to an umbilical cord
being wrapped around his neck,
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Rick was oxygen deprived at birth
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and was consequentially
born with cerebral palsy.
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- The first time that I saw
Rick, he was in an incubator.
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And he was doing push ups.
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And I said, wow, my son,
he's gonna be an athlete.
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He's doing push ups already
and he's only two days old,
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come to find out he was having a spasm.
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And he ended up having
severe brain damage.
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- [Gary] Doctors told
the devastated parents
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that their son would have
minimal quality of life
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and recommended that he
should be institutionalised.
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His parents were told to forget him.
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He's gonna be nothing but a vegetable.
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- My wife and I, we cried
and we talked about it
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and we said, no, we're
not gonna put Rick away
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like the doctor suggested,
put him in an institution,
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he's gonna be nothing but a vegetable
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for the rest of his life.
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We said, we're gonna bring him up
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just like any other child and
this is what we have done.
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- Determined to give him
the best life possible,
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regardless of his medical diagnosis,
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Judy and Dick Hoyt took Rick home.
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- Family life, at first,
when we brought Rick home
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from the hospital, was very tough,
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because we had all these problems
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and we didn't know exactly
what was gonna happen
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to do with Rick and actually, my wife,
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she didn't want to go outside
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when she first came home with Rick
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because she thought what was gonna happen.
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- [Gary] Rick's mother
Judy spent hours each day
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teaching Rick the alphabet with letters
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and posting signs on different
objects around the house.
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And, soon, Rick had learned the alphabet.
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- We could tell by looking in Rick's eyes
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that he's paying attention
and he understood everything
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that we were talking about.
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So we tried teaching him the alphabet.
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And we tried to teach him the numbers
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and then we did a lot of reading with Rick
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and we could tell that he understood
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everything we were saying
'cause the look in his eyes
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and what we used to do is have
him shake his head yes or no
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to all the questions
that we were asking him
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and he was able to do that and
we were able to communicate,
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but we have such a bond with Rick now
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that we know what each other is thinking.
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It's unbelievable.
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- Growing up with two brothers,
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Rick wasn't offered any special treatment.
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He was included with his brothers
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and did everything they did,
from building treehouses
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to sledding in the winter
and swimming in the summer.
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When playing baseball,
Rick was the umpire.
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During hockey, Rick was a goalie.
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To his brothers, he was just one of them.
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- Rick's two brothers
are just unbelievable,
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the way they treat Rick and handle Rick.
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They all love Rick and
they did things for him.
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They built tree huts, outside,
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and they'd carry him up there.
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They'd bury him in sand
when we went to the beaches.
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We used to go do a lot of camping
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and we'd go to campgrounds and have these
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big swimming pools there and
they'd take Rick in there
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and throw him in the pool.
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And everybody else that's
looking and they're freaking out
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and Rick's sinking down
and he's looking up at us
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and he's laughing and then
they'd jump in and get him,
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I would jump in and get him.
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I mean, we did everything as a family
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and everything that we could do,
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we found a way to do it with Rick.
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The boys were just unbelievable.
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- However, life wasn't easy
for Rick or his family.
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They faced constant
challenges at every turn.
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With one constant battle
being the fact that
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Rick was unable to communicate verbally.
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- He'd wave his arms
and try to do anything
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just to get our attention so
he could communicate with us.
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- Although his family did their best
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to interpret what Rick was communicating,
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they could never be 100% sure.
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However, all this changed in 1974,
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when engineering students
at Tufts University
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in Medford, Massachusetts,
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developed a communication device for Rick
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that the family would
eventually dub the hope machine.
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- The hope machine's
probably one of the most
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important devices that Rick ever had
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'cause we wanted to get
him into public school
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and Rick couldn't talk, so we
went and met some engineers
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from Tufts University in Boston
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and we talked to them and
they built what was called
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the TIC, the Tufts
Interactive Communicator.
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And Rick's mother named
it the hope machine.
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And so, the engineers
were coming to our house
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and everybody's betting
what are the first words
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Rick is ever gonna say.
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Well, his mom's saying
it's gonna be, "Hi, Mom,
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and me, the dad, no,
it's gonna be, "Hi, Dad."
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Well, the Boston Bruins were
going for the Stanley Cup
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and the very first words he
ever said was, "Go Bruins."
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So we knew right then and there
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that he understood
everything that was going on
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and he loved sports.
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- [Rick] For 12 very long
years, all that I could do
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was cry, laugh, and move
my head to answer questions
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that people asked.
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When I got my first communication device,
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the feeling was joyous.
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For the first time, I could tell Dad, Mom,
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and the rest of the
world exactly how I felt.
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- Unable to talk and
classified as disabled
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meant that up until now, Rick had not been
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entitled to the same
schooling as other students.
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However, Rick's parents,
mostly his mother, Judy,
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fought tirelessly for the
passage of a Massachusetts
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education reform law that
forced public school districts
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to accommodate individuals
with disabilities
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and educate them as they
would any other student.
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- [Rick] Mom fought for the rights of me
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and thousands of others
to enter public school.
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She pushed ahead even if
it meant calling senators
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from different states to make
sure her point was heard.
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It was important to Mom
that I be fully included.
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- The addition of his communication device
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proved that Rick was capable of learning
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and with this, Rick was able to attend
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public schools for the first time.
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- [Rick] I wanted to be
treated like any other student
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as far as school work
and responsibilities.
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I also wanted to be treated
like any other student
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outside the classroom.
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You might be wondering whether or not
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people stared at me or made fun of me.
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The answer to that question is yes.
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But I'm hoping they were staring at me
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because of my stunning good looks.
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- Rick not only attended middle school,
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but went on to graduate from
Westfield High School in 1984.
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- It was just unbelievable
'cause that was our main goal,
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was for Rick to be able to
live a life like anybody else
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and one of the most important things
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was for Rick to be able to go to school.
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And we were able to get Rick into school
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and then see him to go to
high school was unbelievable.
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- However, as someone who
always pushed the limits,
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Rick didn't stop there, but
applied and was accepted
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to Boston University where
he studied special education.
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In 1993, at the age of
31, Rick became the first
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non-speaking quadriplegic to ever graduate
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from the School of Education
at Boston University.
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Rick later worked at Boston
College in a computer lab,
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helping to develop systems
to aid in communication
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and other tasks for
people with disabilities.
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Yet, Rick not only broke
down academic barriers,
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but smashed athletic barriers as well.
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In 1977, at age 15, Rick
used his hope machine
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to ask his father if
they could run together
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in a five mile road race to
support a lacrosse player
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from his school who had
recently been paralysed.
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- [Rick] I wanted to show
this person that life goes on
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and he could still live a productive life.
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That is why I turned to my dad and said
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that we have to run in this race.
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- Well, at the time, I was 40 years old.
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I was not a runner.
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I used to run maybe three times a week,
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a mile each time to keep my weight down.
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And all we had was a
Mulholland wheelchair,
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which was form fitted,
prescription made for Rick's body.
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And we had a hard time pushing him in it,
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never mind running in it.
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But we went down to the race.
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It was a five mile race.
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They gave Rick and I
the number double zero
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and the gun went off
and Rick and I took off
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with all the other runners.
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Well, everybody thought that
we would go to the corner
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and turn around and come back.
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Well, we didn't.
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We finished the whole five miles,
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coming in next to last, but not last.
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And we have a picture of Rick
coming across the finish line
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and he's got the biggest
smile you saw in your life.
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When we got home that night,
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Rick wrote on his computer,
"Dad, when I'm running,
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"feels like my disability disappears,"
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which was a very powerful message to me.
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You think about it, somebody
that's in a wheelchair,
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can't talk, use their arms and their legs,
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and now they're out there running,
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their disability disappears.
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He called himself Free Bird, 'cause now he
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was free and able to
be out there competing
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and running with everybody else.
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- Team Hoyt knew they
just had to keep running.
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So, they had a special racing
wheelchair made for Rick,
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a streamlined, freewheeler,
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that wouldn't keep veering off course.
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Team Hoyt steadily began
doing longer and bigger races
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and, eventually, set their
sights on the Boston Marathon.
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Race organisers turned them down at first,
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but finally relented, although the Hoyts
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got no special treatment.
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They would only be allowed to compete
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if they qualified in Rick's age group.
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This was quite a challenge,
as Rick was in his 20s,
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while Dick, the one who
was doing the running,
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was in his 40s.
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Yet, with determination and
perseverance, they qualified.
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And so began a father-son legacy.
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The Boston Marathon became
an annual event for them.
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Their personal record
for the Boston Marathon
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is 30 minutes shy of the world record,
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a record set by a person running alone.
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- [Rick] The message I am
trying to tell everyone
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is that disabled people are people too
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and just love the opportunity
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to be included in everyday life.
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- [Dick] We've had more
people that come up to us
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and they say, "We want
to thank you because
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"we saw you out there competing
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"and we were on the sidelines,"
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and they said, "If you
can do it, we can do it."
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This is all people,
people with disabilities
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and people that don't
have any disabilities.
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- [Gary] A few years after
their first Boston Marathon,
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someone suggested why not compete
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in triathlons and Ironmans?
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Now, a triathlon contains three elements:
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swim, ride, and run.
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For Dick, who hadn't ridden
a bike since he was six
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and who couldn't swim, one would think
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that he was up against an
insurmountable challenge.
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But Dick attacked the idea with a fury
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that could only be fueled by love.
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Love for his son, who
couldn't be happier competing.
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- [Rick] Let me put it
into perspective for you.
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The average triathlete probably
weighs about 150 pounds
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and their bike weighs about 17 pounds.
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This is a total of 167 pounds.
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Dad weighs about 180
pounds and our bike weighs
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about 70 pounds because it
needs to be heavier and stronger
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to hold both me and my seat.
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Dad isn't very pleased about this,
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but I now weigh about 100 pounds,
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thanks in part to a regular diet
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of ice cream and chocolate cake.
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This totals 350 pounds,
or almost 200 pounds more
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than the average triathlete with his bike.
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The same math could be used to figure out
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how heavy a load dad has to pull
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in the swim portion as well.
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- From there, it was on
to the most challenging
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of all sporting events:
The Ironman Triathlon
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in Kona, Hawaii.
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(light music)
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This gruelling event is comprised
of a 3.8 kilometre swim,
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a 180 kilometre ride, and a
42.2 kilometre marathon run.
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In January 1988, after a year of racing
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that included one Ironman, a half Ironman,
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three Olympic distance triathlons,
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five marathons, three half marathons,
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and 15 short road races,
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Dick wrote to the Hawaii Ironman officials
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to ask permission to
compete in the 1988 event.
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However, concerned that the swim portion
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would be too dangerous to compete in,
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their application was rejected.
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However, Dick was undeterred.
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They'd been rejected before.
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Dick took it in his
stride to make it happen.
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He immediately replied,
detailing exactly how
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they would be able to complete the swim
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and emphasising that they
had swum triathlon distances
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before, in all kinds of waters.
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But the answer was the same.
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The Hawaiian Ironman officials regretted
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that they couldn't allow
Team Hoyt to compete
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for safety reasons.
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However, through incredible perseverance,
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Team Hoyt was officially
invited to participate
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in the Ironman World Championship,
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an event which is really the ultimate test
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of strength and endurance.
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In 1989, Rick became the first
disabled person in the world
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to ever compete in and
complete the Ironman in Hawaii.
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Due in part to Team Hoyt's
dedication and efforts,
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Ironman now has a physically
challenged division.
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Nearly 24 years later, Rick became
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the first disabled person to be inducted
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into the Ironman Hall of Fame.
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- [Rick] I was inducted as the 26th member
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and Dad, just behind me as
the 27th because, as you know,
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I always finish just ahead of Dad first.
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This made me feel very happy,
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being a part of such an
iconic accomplishment
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with my father.
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I was able to show the world
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that my body does not define my spirit.
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Through this experience of
this athletic achievement,
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my father and I have a
greater love for one another
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because we shared the same
dedication at this event.
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- [Gary] Team Hoyt have competed
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in more than 1,100 athletic
events in the last 35 years.
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They've run the Boston Marathon 32 times,
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plus 39 other marathons
and 252 triathlons,
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including six Ironman distance events.
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They've run across the
United States of America,
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through 18 states, from Santa
Monica Pier in Los Angeles,
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to Marriott Long Wharf in
Boston Harbour, Massachusetts,
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the whole thing distancing
6,011 kilometres
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and lasting 47 consecutive days,
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averaging 127 kilometres a day.
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In 2005, the Hoyts used
their popularity and fame
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to create a foundation:
The Hoyt Foundation,
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to help others with a disability
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take part in athletic pursuits,
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promote and foster
inclusion in every day life
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and raise disability awareness.
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Their motto is, "Yes, you can,"
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to promote the message
that you can do anything
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you set your mind to,
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for individuals with
or without disability.
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For the Hoyts, after decades
of being told, "No, you can't,"
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they proclaim a different
message for others to hear.
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- [Rick] To me, finishing is so important.
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It is a representation of my life.
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Mom and Dad could have
quit when I was born,
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but they didn't.
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They could have given up trying to help me
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learn to communicate or trying
to get me into public school.
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They chose to continue
and because of that,
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I have had one heck of a ride.
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So many people race now
because of me and my dad.
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I love to inspire
everyone to be able to run
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or have someone push them
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if they are unable to run themselves.
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- Today, Rick is 53 years old.
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They said he's gonna be
nothing but a vegetable
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and we still can't figure
what kind of vegetable he is,
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but he's graduated from high school,
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graduated from Boston University.
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He lives all by himself
in his own apartment
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and Rick and I have
competed around the world,
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over 1100 athletic events.
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And he's making himself well
known throughout the world
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and now we get a Team Hoyt Virginia Beach,
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we've got a Team Hoyt New England,
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we've got a Team Hoyt San Diego,
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we've got a Team Hoyt Arizona,
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we've got a Team Hoyt Canada,
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and they actually want us
to start one over in Japan.
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So you can see that this
person they wanted to put away
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and see what he's doing to
everybody all over the world.
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- [Gary] This father-son
team have proved to everyone
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that anything can be achieved
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with enough persistence, dedication,
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and, ultimately, the
bottomless depths of love
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that can only be found in the unique bond
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between a father and his son.
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- [Rick] I have said this so many times.
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Dad is my hands and my feet.
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He is the wind beneath my wings.
00:22:13
There is many things I'd
like to do for my dad.
00:22:18
I wish I could sit him
down in the wheelchair
00:22:21
and I would push him, but, obviously,
00:22:24
because of my ability, I cannot.
00:22:28
I have quite a list of
things I would do with Dad.
00:22:32
Pull, pedal, and push him in a triathlon.
00:22:37
I would carry him on my
shoulders up a mountain.
00:22:42
I would do anything for my dad.
00:22:48
- [Gary] Dick, at age 75,
00:22:50
still pushes his son in a wheelchair
00:22:52
in races across the country.
00:22:55
Why?
00:22:56
Because his son, who was diagnosed
00:22:59
with cerebral palsy at
birth, forgets his disability
00:23:03
and never feels better than
he does during those races.
00:23:08
And so Dick keeps going, despite
warnings from his doctors,
00:23:12
despite stents in his arteries,
00:23:14
despite surviving a heart attack.
00:23:17
This is what unconditional
love looks like.
00:23:23
♪ How deep the Father's love for us ♪
00:23:28
♪ How vast beyond all measure ♪
00:23:34
♪ That He should give His only son ♪
00:23:39
♪ To make a wretch His treasure ♪
00:23:45
♪ How great the pain of searing loss ♪
00:23:50
♪ The Father turns his face away ♪
00:23:56
♪ As wounds which mar the chosen one ♪
00:24:02
♪ Bring many sons to glory ♪
00:24:07
- Fully devoted, 100%
committed, unconditional love.
00:24:14
Wouldn't you like that
kind of love and devotion
00:24:17
to help you through life's tough times?
00:24:20
Well, you can.
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Just ask for it and begin
to experience it right now
00:24:27
as we pray.
00:24:28
Dear Heavenly Father, thank
you for Your unconditional love
00:24:33
and commitment to us.
00:24:34
Thank you for being there
in our time of need.
00:24:37
Thank you for Your willingness
to help us and carry us
00:24:40
when we feel unable to continue alone.
00:24:44
We thank You that You are a God of love,
00:24:46
who is completely devoted
to us, in Jesus' name, Amen.
00:25:09
Stories don't come much more
inspirational than this one,
00:25:12
about Dick and Rick Hoyt.
00:25:15
It's the story of a father, Dick Hoyt,
00:25:18
who pushes his son, Rick, in a wheelchair,
00:25:20
in marathons and triathlons
across the country.
00:25:24
In fact, in over 1,100 gruelling events.
00:25:29
Why?
00:25:30
Because his son, born with cerebral palsy
00:25:33
and unable to walk or talk,
00:25:36
forgets his disability
and never feels better
00:25:39
than he does during those races.
00:25:42
In fact, I've been so
inspired by Team Hoyt
00:25:47
that I want to share their
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00:25:49
wherever I can.
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00:27:33
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00:27:37
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Until next week, remember
the ultimate destination
00:27:53
of life's journey.
00:27:55
Now, I saw a new heaven and a new earth
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and God will wipe away
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00:28:01
There shall be no more death,
nor sorrow, nor crying.
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There shall be no more pain,
00:28:06
for the former things have passed away.
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