Rick Hoyt is a quadriplegic who can’t speak. When he was born, doctors told his parents he’d be a vegetable, but they determined to raise him like any other child. When he was ten, Rick’s life changed dramatically. Engineers at Tufts University created a device that enabled him to communicate via computer. His first words painstakingly typed out were, ‘Go Bruins!’ That’s when everyone realized he was a sports fan. After a long battle, Rick got into public school, where he excelled. Two years later, he found out that there was a 5-kilometer fund-raising race to help a young athlete paralyzed in an accident. Rick told his father that he wanted to participate. His Dad agreed to run and push his son in a modified wheel chair. They crossed the finishing line second to the last. But that day ‘Team Hoyt’ was born! They got a more sophisticated chair and the quadriplegic teenager and his out-of-shape Dad began running together. In 1981 they ran their first Boston Marathon. Since then, they haven’t missed one in twenty years. Rick has since earned his degree and works at Boston University helping design computer systems for people with disabilities. As of March 2001, ‘Team Hoyt’ had completed a total of 731 races, including 53 marathons and 135 triathlons. What do we learn from ‘Team Hoyt’? (1) You don’t have to live as a victim. (2) It’s alright to acknowledge your limitations as long as you build your life around your dreams. (3) Focus on what you have, not on what you don’t. (4) Factor God in all things, for with Him all things are possible.