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Team Hoyt

The Early Years

Rick was born in 1962 to Dick and Judy Hoyt. As a result of oxygen deprivation to Rick's brain at the time of his birth, Rick was diagnosed as a spastic quadriplegic with cerebral palsy. Dick and Judy were advised to institutionalize Rick because there was no chance of him recovering, and little hope for Rick to live a "normal" life. This was just the beginning of Dick and Judy's quest for Rick's inclusion in community, sports, education and one day, the workplace.

Dick and Judy soon realized that though Rick couldn't walk or speak; he was quite astute and his eyes would follow them around the room. They fought to integrate Rick into the public school system, pushing administrators to see beyond Rick's physical limitations. Dick and Judy would take Rick sledding and swimming, and even taught him the alphabet and basic words, like any other child. After providing concrete evidence of Rick's intellect and ability to learn like everyone else, Dick and Judy needed to find a way to help Rick communicate for himself. 

With $5,000 in 1972 and a skilled group of engineers at Tufts University, an interactive computer was built for Rick. This computer consisted of a cursor being used to highlight every letter of the alphabet. Once the letter Rick wanted was highlighted, he was able to select it by just a simple tap with his head against a head piece attached to his wheelchair. When the computer was originally first brought home, Rick surprised everyone with his first words. Instead of saying, "Hi, Mom," or "Hi, Dad," Rick's first "spoken" words were: "Go, Bruins!" The Boston Bruins were in the Stanley Cup finals that season. It was clear from that moment on, that Rick loved sports and followed the game just like anyone else.

In 1975, at the age of 13, Rick was finally admitted into public school. After high school, Rick attended Boston University, and he graduated with a degree in Special Education in 1993. Dick retired in 1995 as a Lt. Colonel from the Air National Guard, after serving his country for 37 years.

The Beginning of Team Hoyt

In the spring of 1977, Rick told his father that he wanted to participate in a 5-mile benefit run for a Lacrosse player who had been paralyzed in an accident. Far from being a long-distance runner, Dick agreed to push Rick in his wheelchair and they finished all 5 miles, coming in next to last. That night, Rick told his father, "Dad, when I'm running, it feels like I'm not handicapped."

This realization was just the beginning of what would become over 1,000 races completed, including marathons, duathlons and triathlons (6 of them being Ironman competitions). Also adding to their list of achievements, Dick and Rick biked and ran across the U.S. in 1992, completing a full 3,735 miles in 45 days. 

In a triathlon, Dick will pull Rick in a boat with a bungee cord attached to a vest around his waist and to the front of the boat for the swimming stage. For the biking stage, Rick will ride a special two-seater bicycle, and then Dick will push Rick in his custom made running chair (for the running stage).

Rick was once asked, if he could give his father one thing, what would it be? Rick responded, "The thing I'd most like is for my dad to sit in the chair and I would push him for once."

The 2009 Boston Marathon was officially Team Hoyt's 1000th race. Rick always says if it comes down to doing one race a year he would like it to be the Boston Marathon: his favorite race. Dick Hoyt hopes that he is able to push Rick in the Boston Marathon when he is 70 years old (2011)! Neither Dick or Rick are ready to retire yet.

http://www.teamhoyt.com/index.html

News for the New Year 2012

Events for the new season:

January: 

Paul, voluntary native speaker and good friend is coming back to Spain and to the group this month. 

Welcome back to our speaking group!!

March:

English Camp: All the details will be here soon. 

"Love the Way You Lie"

"Love the Way You Lie" is a song by American rapper Eminem from his seventh studio album, Recovery (2010). It was released as the album's second single on August 9, 2010, by Interscope-Geffen-A&M. The song features vocals by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna. According to her, the song's theme, domestic violence, is one that few people are conscious of, making it effective. In the mid-tempohardcore hip hop song, Eminem raps over an acoustic guitar and a piano as one half of an unstable love–hate relationship. Journalists have suggested that he references his ex-wife Kimberly Scott.

Eminem and his manager considered Rihanna after listening to a track that Alex da Kid produced, noting her to be ideal; Rihanna appreciated the song's theme, claiming it to be one she can reflect on. Eminem and Skylar Grey wrote the song with da Kid, who collaborated with Makeba Riddick for production. The recording sessions took place at Effigy Studios in Ferndale, Michigan and Sun Studios in Dublin. A multitude of recording artists have covered or remixed the song, including The Pretty Reckless, Cher Lloyd, Ariana Grande, Alex Feather Akimov and Rudiger. Rihanna recorded and released a sequel of the song for her album Loud, titled "Love the Way You Lie (Part II)"; it is mostly narrated from the female perspective, unlike the original.

Critics commended "Love the Way You Lie" for Eminem's lyrics, da Kid's production and Rihanna's vocal performance. Publications listed the song among the best of 2010 and Eminem's work. The song peaked at number one on 25 charts worldwide, including the US BillboardHot 100 for seven consecutive weeks. It sold over five million copies in the United States and became the best-selling single of 2010 in the United Kingdom. "Love the Way You Lie" charted at number one on the year-end charts of Australia and the UK. It has earned Eminem six awards from 30 nominations around the world, including nominations for Grammy Awards, Billboard Music Awards, MuchMusic Video Awards and others.

In July 2010 Joseph Kahn directed the song's accompanying music video, for which Los Angeles was selected as the setting. He hired thespians Dominic Monaghan and Megan Fox to play the starring roles of a love–hate relationship. The video also depicts Eminem and Rihanna in front of a burning house. Although Kahn commended Fox's acting and appearance, explicit imagery that suggests domestic violence sparked controversy. Speculation initially arose from fans and critics that the video is based on the relationships of Eminem and Rihanna with Scott and Chris Brown, respectively. "Love the Way You Lie" has been performed on eight occasions, including Electronic Entertainment Expo 2010, the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards and Lollapalloza, among others.

[Rihanna]
Just gonna stand there and watch me burn
Well that’s alright because I like the way it hurts
Just gonna stand there and hear me cry
Well that’s alright because I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie
 
[Eminem]
I can’t tell you what it really is
I can only tell you what it feels like
And right now there’s a steel knife in my windpipe
I can’t breathe but I still fight while I can fight
As long as the wrong feels right it’s like I’m in flight
High off of love, drunk from my hate
Its like I’m huffing paint
And I love it the more that I suffer, I suffocate
And right before I’m about to drown she resuscitates me
She fucking hates me and I love it, wait
Where you going, I’m leaving you
No you ain’t, come back
We’re running right back
Here we go again, it’s so insane
Cause when it’s going good it’s going great
I’m superman with the wind at his back, she’s Lois Lane
But when it’s bad it’s awful I feel so ashamed, I snapped
Who’s that dude I don’t even know his name
I laid hands on her, I’ll never stoop so low again
I guess I don’t know my own strength
 
[Rihanna]
Just gonna stand there and watch me burn
Well that’s alright because I like the way it hurts
Just gonna stand there and hear me cry
Well that’s alright because I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie, I love the way you lie
 
[Eminem]
You ever love somebody so much
You can barely breathe when you’re with ‘em
You meet and neither one of you even know what hit ‘em
Got that warm fuzzy feeling
Yeah them chills used to get ‘em
Now you’re getting fucking sick at lookin at ‘em
You swore you’d never hit ‘em
Never do nothing to hurt ‘em
Now you’re in each others face
Spewing venom in your words when you spit ‘em
You push, pull each other’s hair, scratch, claw
Bit ‘em, throw ‘em down, pin ‘em
So lost in the moments when you’re in them
It’s the craze that the corporate controls you both
So they say it’s best to go your seperate ways
Guess they don’t know you
Cause today, that was yesterday
Yesterday is over, it’s a different day
Silent broken records playing over
But you promised her next time you’ll show restrain
You don’t get another chance
Life is no nintendo game, but you lied again
Now you get to watch her leave out the window
I guess that’s why they call it window pane
 
[Rihanna]
Just gonna stand there and watch me burn
Well that’s alright because I like the way it hurts
Just gonna stand there and hear me cry
Well that’s alright because I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie, I love the way you lie
 
[Eminem]
Now I know we said things
Did things that we didn’t mean
And we fall back into the same patterns, same routine
But your temper is just as bad is mine is
You’re the same as me
When it comes to love you’re just as blinded
Baby, please come back it wasn’t you maybe it was me
Maybe our relationship isn’t as crazy as it seems
Maybe that’s what happens when a tornado meets a valcano
All I know is I love you too much to walk away though
Come inside, pick up your bags off the sidewalk
Don’t you hear sincerity in my voice when I talk?
Told you this is my fault, look in the eyeball
Next time I’m pissed I’ll aim my fist at the drywall
Next time, there won’t be no next time
I apologize even though I know it’s lies
I’m tired of the games I just wan

[Rihanna]
Just gonna stand there and watch me burn
Well that’s alright because I like the way it hurts
Just gonna stand there and hear me cry
Well that’s alright because I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie, I love the way you liet her back
I know I’m a liar if she ever tries to fucking leave again
I’mma tie her to the bed and set this house on fire
 

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