tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post1897659862494285135..comments2024-03-17T12:02:12.410-04:00Comments on Love That Max : A boy who happens to have cerebral palsy does a triathlon: the viral video Ellen Seidmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433429847255621203noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-79805807141535811092015-08-23T02:56:12.007-04:002015-08-23T02:56:12.007-04:00For me it was Bailey's joy of finishing that I...For me it was Bailey's joy of finishing that I loved. What a smile - it doesn't get any better than that and I think the rest of what he did from then on just followed. Carol SAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-72294567668076679512015-07-29T10:38:43.654-04:002015-07-29T10:38:43.654-04:00 Bailey brought this challenge on himself and he c... Bailey brought this challenge on himself and he completed it in the same way that I bring academic challenges upon myself and complete them. I cannot complete a triathlon, but my friend can. <br /><br />(Read this! http://www.marching.com/spotlight/students-of-all-abilities-benefit-from-marching-band/)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616282351291824392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-48772438145332585802015-07-29T07:12:05.280-04:002015-07-29T07:12:05.280-04:00This is exactly how I think about it! I mean, yes,...This is exactly how I think about it! I mean, yes, of course (or presumably), Bailey's cerebral palsy made one or more of the events more difficult for him. But that would be the same if he had one of myriad other "conditions"; basically, anything that keeps one from being in some mythical "perfect" shape. No one singles out as "special" adult athletes who are overweight or have joint stiffness, even though those issues could easily have the same kinds negative effects on endurance. I think we should all just focus on the fact that an 8 year old--ANY 8 year old--pulled off something that most of us fully-grown (well...I'm 4'11) folks can only dream of; that he did it while probably needing to work harder than most kids should only add to our exhilaration, not be the sole cause of it.<br /><br />(Oh, and to answer your question? I absolutely could not do ANY of the Triathlon parts, let alone all of them together...and NOT because of any of my disabilities. I just don't possess either the innate athletic ability or the internal desire to try to achieve it needed to succeed at such a thing.)Barrienoreply@blogger.com