speech: TEAM HOYT

YES YOU CAN!
Team Hoyt is an inspirational story of a father, Dick Hoyt, and his son, Rick, who compete together in marathons and triathlons across the country.
Team Hoyt strives to help those who are physically disabled become active members of the community.
Yes you can! is the logo.

ABOUT TEAM HOYT:
The early years: 
Rick was born in 1962. As a result of oxygen deprivation to his brain at the time of his birth, he is in a wheelchair and he can't talk or walk.
Theirs fathers wont a little hope for Rick to live a "normal" life. This was the beginning of Dick's search for Rick inclusion in community, sports, education and one day the workplace.

The beginning of Team Hoyt: 
In the spring of 1977, Rick told his father that he wanted to participated in a 5-mile benefit run for a lacrosse player who had been seriously injured in a car accident. Dick and Rick runned together and they finished all the 5-mile, That night Rick said: "when I'm running, it feels like I'm not handicapped".
This was just the beginning of what would become over 1000 races completed, including marathons, duathlons, triathlons and six ironman.

For example in a triathlon run; in the swimming stage Dick wiil pull Rick in a boat, for the biking stage, they ride a special bicycle, and for the running stage, Dick push Rick in his wheelchair.

TESTIMONIALS:
They has received a lot of letters from some of the grats leaders in politics and scports, and also from people who are living with a disability, and beliving in the message yes you can!.

THE HOYT FOUNDATION:
The Hoyt foundation is a non-profit organitation that was formed in1989. The foundation aspires to build the individual character and the self-confidence of american's disabled young people through inclusion in all faceis of daily life.