9/29/15 O&A NYC Inspirational Tuesday: When you don’t give up..You cannot fail!- The Derek Redmond Story by Connie Lynne

Inspirational Tuesday

Athletics - Barcelona Olympics - Mens 400m

It was Monday night, August 3, at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. At the track and field stadium, the gun sounded  for the 400-meter semifinals. About 100 meters into the race,  Britain’s Derek Redmond crumpled to the track with a torn right  hamstring. Medical attendants rushed out to assist him, but as they  approached Redmond, he waved them all aside, struggled to his feet, and crawled and hopped in a desperate effort to finish the race. Continue reading