"...What you first hear about Team Dream is the laughter. It peals through swim camp lessons, weight-training workouts, team meetings and telephone calls. This group of women, more than 200 strong and predominantly African-American with some Latinas and Asian-Americans shares a common breakthrough step. After untold years of caring for everyone else in their lives, they are singularly focused on training for and finishing triathlons, a feat that until recently was more daydream than reality. These women are..."
Anyone can improve. Whether you are homeless or a CEO you can do better. Raising your game is about challenging yourself to raise your skills. Raising your game is about increasing your skills to meet new challenges.
Adding more women of color to multi-sport athletics changes the game significantly. A diverse population learns from each other and grows in dynamic ways. Additionally, the healthy benefits of a multi-sport lifestyle moving through communities of color will help countless individuals and families.
These brave women willing to take on new and intimidating challenges will ultimately improve the game. Children in their respective communities will see reflections and possibilities of greatness as they watch Team Dreamers train and compete. Triathlon portrayals of Serena, Tiger and Venus are merely waiting to be inspired.