Joe Flacco Quotes

Special Olympics is an organization I have done a lot of work with, first while growing up in Massachusetts and then as an NBA player in Philadelphia.

I started working with Special Olympics when I was 17 years old. I'll never forget the first time I did it: I was at Weber State, and it was the summer before I started school. We have to get up in the morning and do this Special Olympics camp.

Once I got to the NBA I wanted to continue to work with the Special Olympics and those with special needs.

ADCOLOR is an incredible organization that not only empowers people from all backgrounds to rise up but also to give back.

We're helping those children who cannot help themselves and giving a push to those who can. We've done it by working together for a common purpose. I see no reason to stop now.

The best way to help the Latino community is to give back. I love giving back; I'm quiet about God and what I do, but we do a lot in the Dominican Republic.

I'm fighting hard to make the world a better place, and you can, too. Get involved with your community, be a leader, set an example, be passionate, be your best.

I am on the International Board of Best Buddies, and I am also working with Special Olympics, and with The Arc to help people with disabilities become more independent and more included in their communities.

I'm always keen to have more training as a charity patron.

Raising awareness for Nepal was and still is an important role for me.

We've worked with Special Olympics Florida before, and I had so much fun doing that. It was really inspiring to meet all the athletes.

I've been dealing with the Special Olympics since I was young. On Sundays I used to go help monitor little soccer practices.

I'm proud to stand beside you as a partner and support Special Olympics - an important program that promotes leadership and empowers students to be agents of change.

What I always wanted to do when I was a kid was to speak out and help people which I continue to do afterwards.

I think we need to do as much as we can to give back to these young kids growing up. I think we've done a pretty decent job so far.

It's really important to be active in your community, whatever community that is... find allies and find people who you relate to and who make you stronger as a group.

I'm very, very involved in charities involving youth.

I want people to get involved and to connect with veterans.

I'd like to be out in the city every day, listening to what people are saying and asking about what they need. I'd like to inspire others by doing as much as I can to help people who are trying to make a better life for themselves and others.

I support organizations that help people do better for themselves and the community.

We have an obligation to help people that cannot help themselves. The mentally retarded, the physically retarded, et cetera.

I've got the best job in the world; I love it. I get to meet so many interesting people, and I get to make sure that other people with disabilities can tell their own stories as well.

I am convening the African Leaders Forum on Disability in partnership with Special Olympics so that a marginalized population long unrecognized does not remain in the shadows. I consider this a critical, moral and practical challenge.

I've worked with a lot of gay and lesbian organizations. I sit on the board of the Empire State Pride Agenda. I've also done a lot of work for Broadway Care/Equity Fights AIDS. I think it's important because, when we can be of service to others, it only enhances our lives. I've been helped a lot in my life.

I'm also involved in the rights of the disabled and do some fundraising for that and I thought it would have been a big boost for the campaign but it couldn't be worked out.