BONUS: A Worldwide Ambassador for Special Olympics: Loretta Claiborne | 'Agents of Inclusion'
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🗓️ 8 March 2023
⏱️ 37 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, what's going on folks? I'm going to welcome you back to another edition of the agents |
| 0:12.6 | of inclusion podcast powered by special Olympics and Odyssey. My name is JR from the JR Sport |
| 0:19.0 | Reef Show on CBS Sports Radio. I need to remind you we have new episodes with new guests dropping |
| 0:25.2 | every Wednesday. Make sure you're subscribed to get the latest, but then most importantly, |
| 0:29.9 | to go ahead and get involved. Today's guest is one of the most inspirational people I have ever |
| 0:35.6 | met or spoken to. Her name is Loretta Clayborn. She's the Chief Inspiration Officer for Special |
| 0:42.1 | Olympics and is the first athlete to sit on its board of directors. She's completed 26 marathons |
| 0:49.3 | is a fourth degree black belt. Denzel Washington presented her with the Arthur Ash |
| 0:54.5 | SB award for courage. Disney made a movie about her. The Loretta Clayborn story. She's met |
| 1:00.5 | presidents and has been all over the world. All of this, growing up in York, Pennsylvania, |
| 1:06.2 | with six siblings in just her mom. Loretta was born partially blind and did not begin speaking |
| 1:12.4 | or walking until the age of four. Loretta is an inspiration and continues to be as active as |
| 1:18.6 | anyone. We're going to have a chat with Loretta Clayborn about it all. It's the Agents of Inclusion |
| 1:24.2 | Podcast. |
| 1:32.8 | And so I'm glad to have here with us on another edition of the Agents of Inclusion Podcast |
| 1:37.8 | an amazing story. Loretta Clayborn, Loretta, thank you for taking the time to talk with us. |
| 1:42.9 | No problem. I mean, I'm just here. It's nasty outside, so. |
| 1:47.5 | Look, we got a lot to talk about. It could be nasty outside. I know the weather's changing |
| 1:51.8 | in a lot of places. You have an absolutely amazing story. And I want to touch on as much as I can |
| 1:59.8 | from being a special Olympics ambassador, being on the board of directors, the Disney film, |
| 2:07.1 | the languages that you speak, your story. It's crazy. I guess first of all, growing up in York, |
| 2:15.1 | Pennsylvania, your siblings, just your mom. You weren't able to fully speak or talk until you were |
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