Victory!

    Here we are standing with determination at the starting line, we all have the same adrenaline rush flowing through our veins the minute the announcer says Go! I'm an athlete with one goal in mind, only one person can reach that finish line.

     There's something uniquely special about every athlete here. despite their disabilities and I can't put my finger on it. 

Is it their smile waiting for the announcer to say the magic word? 

Is it their mindset, in how they think about the game and, how they're going to play?  I really don't know.  I can only speak for myself in how I will play the game. 

  So, here I go creating a checklist: Bowling shoes, Check, Bowling gloves to get a good grip, Check, and of course a bowling ball with a bowling bag, are all checked off this checklist. 

    Now I'm standing front in the center at the bowling lane, making sure the ball does not come out of the gutter, doing my darndest not to hit a spare. So, I slowly ease my fist up toward my mouth with a slight bend in my knee because this is about to become my victory hit.