In the ESPN E:60 video Walk On, a man with cerebral palsy decides to overcome his disability and achieve his dream of walking every hole of every course in every tournament on the 2008 PGA Tour (roughly 900 miles). He had to show courage and belief in himself in order to accomplish this since nobody thought that this was even possible. Not even the golfers themselves do that. Those who helped him had to sacrifice themselves by:
A-helping a disabled man who you may or may not know
B-face the possible fear and discomfort of being around a disabled person
C-be willing to accept criticism of straying from their game to reach out and help him if they are one of the participants.
Everyone he knew and helped him achieve this had to give up something, whether it be time or even bandaids (he put up to 8 bandaids on his toes that overlapped to minimize blistering). The courage this man had to face his disability and accomplish his dream was greater than what most people will ever put forth.
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