STOCKTON — As 8-year-old Amira Davis carefully draped a genuine Olympic gold medal around her neck Friday, the incredible story behind the athlete who won it became so real to her that she felt almost as if she had earned it herself."It made me feel like he earned it by working really hard and I wanted to keep it," the third-grader said, trying hard to put into words what it meant for her to touch and hold one of the athletic [...]
Paralympian Shares His Inspirational Story With Students
Elizabeth Roberts Record Staff Writer, The Record (Stockton)
Fri, 12/12/2014 - 5:00pm
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Topics: California San Joaquin County Stockton
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