Kenyan runner Abel Mutai was only a few meters from the finish line, but got confused by the signs and stopped, thinking he had finished. The Spaniard, Ivan Fernandez, was running right behind him and, realizing what was happening, began yelling to the Kenyan to keep running. Mutai did not know Spanish and did not understand.
Realizing what was happening, Fernandez pushed Mutai to win.
The reporter asked Ivan, "Why did you do that?" Ivan replied: "I dream that one day we will have some kind of social life in which we will push ourselves and others to win."
The reporter insisted, "But why did you let the Kenyan win?" Ivan replied: “I did not let him win, he won. It was his victory."
The reporter persisted and asked again, “But you could have won!” Ivan looked at him and replied: “But what would be the meaning of my victory? What would be the value of this medal? What would my mother think of this? Values are passed down from generation to generation. What values are we teaching our children? Most of us take advantage of people's weaknesses instead of helping them build on their strengths.
