Would we have done this?
After years of training…
After running for miles…
With the sole purpose of wanting a Gold for our country?
And yet, #spanish runner Ivan Fernandez had the most honourable reaction when he realised his competitor #kenyan runner ABEL MUTAI stopped just meters before the finish line, thinking he had completed the race.
#Fernandez, the #Spaniard, saw the confusing signage also, and began to shout at #Mutai, the #Kenyan to continue running.
Mutai didn't know #Spanish and didn't understand. Realising what was taking place, Fernandez pushed Mutai to victory.
A journalist asked Ivan, "Why did you do that?" Ivan replied, "My dream is that someday we can have a kind of community life where we push and help each other to win."
The journalist insisted, "But why did you let the Kenyan win?" Ivan replied, "I didn't let him win, he was going to win. The race was his."
The journalist insisted again, "But you could have won!" Ivan looked at him and replied, "But what would be the merit of my victory? What would be the honor in that medal? What would my mother think of that?"
#Values are passed on from generation to generation. What values are we teaching our children? Winning at all costs? Instead, let us pass on the beauty and humanity of a helping hand. #Honesty = #Winning (with a capital W)!"
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