“I have twenty superheroes that I keep in a folder on my phone...

“I have twenty superheroes that I keep in a folder on my phone and I take it out to look at them, and I pretend that I am the leader of an entire superhero team.  The whole team is counting on me to get as strong as possible because I am the muscle of the team.  Being the biggest is like a way to take charge.  It doesn’t even matter if I have super powers because I can use my own true strength, and the barbell is like a type of weapon.  It’s important as a leader to always listen to your team.  Our whole team decided together that friendship is more important than winning.  Nobody will be mad at me if I lose.  They don’t care if I bring home a medal.  My family and my friends and Coach John and everyone in the Philippines will be proud of me even just for lifting weights.”
(Special Olympics World Games, Abu Dhabi, UAE)