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ABU DHABI, UAE - The philosophy of Team Canada head basketball coach Camille Gardner is simple: “let’s work hard, and have fun, but hard work comes first.” As the Canadian basketball team hit the court on Saturday at the Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi, it was clear that the hard work was time well spent as they were put through their paces against Great Britain’s squad.
Michael Wright’s strategy on the field of play as part of this Canadian basketball squad is a sound one: “You have to be able to speak to your teammates and then make sure to stay focused.” With the Canadian fans’ enthusiasm at a fevered pitch watching the game unfold on the court, “I am finding myself getting nervous for the athletes here . It is very exciting and a peak of a career just to be here,” said Tewksbury.
As the Special Olympics motto goes; “let me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.”
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