Special Olympics is about triumph in its purest form - not the triumph of one person
over another, but rather triumph of the human spirit over the highest obstacles and
longest odds.
Special Olympics Delaware provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety
of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing
opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy, and participate in
the sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the
community.
Our goal is to help bring people with intellectual disabilities
into the larger society whereby they are accepted, respected,
and given the chance to become useful and productive
citizens. When we achieve this goal through our sports
program, we demonstrate that Special Olympics has a unique
value: to show the world that every person counts and that
every person can accomplish great things when we work
together.
When our athletes succeed, attitudes change, communities
develop, health and self-esteem are built, and the eyes of the
world are focused on all that is good and hopeful and positive.
Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.
- Special Olympics Athlete Oath
