Quitters Never Win
He didn’t stick around. What was the use? He was a loser.
Opie’s build made him an unlikely candidate to run a foot race. But the annual Sheriff’s Day boys’ race was rapidly approaching, and this year he decided to enter the 50-yard dash. He convinced himself he could win and collect a medal. Barney diligently helped him train. The day of the race finally arrived and he was pumped…until he was the last to cross the finish line. He didn’t hang around to congratulate the others. He had lost, and now he was going home. (A Medal for Opie 1962) Read more...
Opie’s build made him an unlikely candidate to run a foot race. But the annual Sheriff’s Day boys’ race was rapidly approaching, and this year he decided to enter the 50-yard dash. He convinced himself he could win and collect a medal. Barney diligently helped him train. The day of the race finally arrived and he was pumped…until he was the last to cross the finish line. He didn’t hang around to congratulate the others. He had lost, and now he was going home. (A Medal for Opie 1962) Read more...
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