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One of most influential people of the 20th century, Eunice Kennedy Shriver was a driving force that changed the world. Prior to her efforts, children with intellectual disabilities were labeled "retarded" and institutionalized.
I urge you to view 30 for 30 Short, “Brave in the Attempt”
“Brave in the Attempt”
ESPN Films’ new 30 for 30 Short, “Brave in the Attempt,” will premiere on July 25, at 7:30 p.m. ET, kicking off the coverage of The 2015 Special Olympics World Games on ESPN.
The Special Olympics Athlete Oath: “Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me brave in the attempt.” has come to embody the movement started by the late Eunice Kennedy Shriver in 1962 with a summer camp in her Maryland backyard. Special Olympics is now made up of more than 4.5 million athletes all over the world, and in this powerful and moving exploration viewers will see how this world-changing social action, sports & political initiative was born, and why its growth is so important. “Brave in the Attempt” captures the force of nature that was Eunice Shriver and shows how her personal mission, inspired by her sister Rosemary Kennedy’s own struggles with inclusion, to improve the lives of children and adults with intellectual disabilities eventually developed into the Special Olympics movement.
Pictured: John F. Kennedy hands Eunice Kennedy Shriver the signing pen after signing the Maternal and Child Health and Mental Retardation Planning Amendments of 1963.
Mrs. Shriver devoted her life to helping those with mental and developmental disabilities. Her dedication and commitment to the cause is now carried on through the work of the Special Olympics, which she founded in 1968.