Defying Expectations with Special Olympics Athlete and Marathon Runner Loretta Claiborne (126)

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Today I’m excited to welcome Loretta Claiborne to the Seasoned Athlete Podcast. Loretta was born in 1953 with physical and intellectual disabilities and did not walk or talk until four years old. Doctors told her mother that Loretta belonged in an institution because she would never survive in the "regular" world.

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Loretta, a Special Olympics athlete, is a gifted motivational speaker who shares her life story that carries a heart-felt message of acceptance and hope worldwide for all people with different abilities. Her mother refused and chose to raise her the same as her other children. Despite her [different] abilities, which led to years of being bullied, teased, and hostile retaliation, she credits the Special Olympics as her positive force that turned her life around.

We discuss:

• How the special Olympics has impacted her life.
• The various mentors that have helped her throughout her life.
• Why age and physical ability should never stop you from going after your dreams.
• How she has found healing and freedom through running.
• All of the ways she has committed her life to activism.

… and more!

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