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"RARELY DOES AMERICA, THE WORLD FOR THAT MATTER, HAVE A CHANCE TO WITNESS SUCH A PURE SPORTS EVENT. THIS CROSS-COUNTRY ADVENTURE WILL BRING TOGETHER AN AMAZING TEAM--- PEOPLE FROM SUCH INTERESTING AND DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, INCLUDING PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ... ALL ON THE SAME TEAM ... WORKING TOGETHER, IT WILL, NO DOUBT, BE A TOUGH OUTING--- LOTS OF HARD WORK, LONG DAYS ON THE TRAILS AND ROADS. BUT WHAT A GREAT JOURNEY ACROSS AMERICA. WHAT A GREAT JOURNEY FOR AMERICA!"
GREG LEMOND, CYCLING LEGEND
3 TIME TOUR BE FRANCE CHAMPION
WORLD T.E.A.M. SPORTS DIRECTOR

"THE FACE OF AMERICA IS AN OPPORTUNITY, NOT ONLY TO CELEBRATE AND SUPPORT THE THEMES, GOALS AND MY PARALLEL BELIEFS IN THE VALUE OF THE GREAT DIVERSITY OF AMERICANS, OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF PHYSICAL FITNESS, BUT ALSO A CHANCE TO FULLY COME TO TERMS WITH MY OWN PHYSICAL DIVERSITY. AS AN ATHLETIC WOMAN WITH A PHYSICAL DISABILITY, AN ETHNIC MINORITY, AND AN EDUCATOR AND SCIENTIST, I WANT TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE FACE OF AMERICA."
MY LIEN NGUYEN AGE 29, WEST COAST TEAM MEMBER
GRADUATE ASSISTANT AND DISABLED ATHLETE (HONOLULU, HI)

"THE DIVERSITY OF THE FACE OF AMERICA IS FANTASTIC AND MUCH NEEDED. I ALSO THINK THE RAILS-TO-TRAILS CONSERVANCY AND WORLD T.E.A.M. SPORTS CONSTITUENCY REPRESENTS THE NEW AMERICA --- WHAT WE REALLY LOOK LIKE TODAY."
VIRGINIA DALY AGE 54, WEST COAST TEAM MEMBER
PRESIDENT, DALY DIRECT MARKETING (POTOMAC, MD)

"AMERICA'S OUTDOORS ARE AMAZING AND THEY SHOULD BE DISCOVERED BY EVERYONE. I HOPE TO BE AN INSPIRATION TO OTHERS TO SHOW THAT ONE CAN DO MAJOR CHALLENGES EVEN AFTER 70."
BOB DRIES AGE 70, EAST COAST TEAM MEMBER
BUSINESSMAN AND ADVENTURER (CLEVELAND, OH)

"I WANT TO BE ONE OF THE FIRST NAVAJO INDIANS TO HAND CYCLE ACROSS OUR COUNTRY, TO SEE WHAT'S AROUND THE NEXT CORNER AND OVER THE NEXT HILL. THE LANGUAGE IS COURAGE, AMBITION AND THE HEART TO KEEP GOING."
RICKY GILMORE AGE 36, WEST COAST TEAM MEMBER
NAVAJO SILVERSMITH (NEWCOMB, NM)

"WE AMERICANS ALWAYS FIND THE WILL TO CHANGE WHEN CHANGE IS NEEDED. I BELIEVE WE CAN TEAM UP TO CREATE A NEW PHYSICAL ACTIVITY MOVEMENT IN THIS COUNTRY. IN DOING SO, WE WILL SAVE PRECIOUS RESOURCES, PRECIOUS FUTURES, AND PRECIOUS LIVES. THE TIME FOR ACTION---AND ACTIVITY---IS NOW."
SECRETARY DONNA E. SHALALA
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

"THE FACE OF AMERICA IS, AND ALWAYS WILL BE, A FACE OF HOPE. IT LOOKS TO THE FUTURE WITH CONFIDENCE AND GOODWILL. THIS RIDE PROCLAIMS THE CONFIDENCE AND GOODWILL THAT WE, REPRESENTING THE DIVERSITY OF AMERICA, BRING TO THE NEW MILLENNIUM. A TRAIL ACROSS AMERICA WILL BE A PERMANENT SYMBOL OF THAT CONFIDENCE AND GOODWILL."
RAILS-TO-TRAILS CONSERVANCY

"THIS ISN'T AN ISOLATED SPORTS EVENT ... THERE WILL BE A NUMBER OF WAYS TO WATCH IT, RIDE ALONG ... CERTAINLY READ ABOUT IT AND SEE IT CAPTURED ON LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO. BUT THERE IS ALSO A DYNAMIC WEB SITE WHICH PROVIDES A POWERFUL OVERVIEW AND IT SHARES SOME HELPFUL HINTS ... AND EVEN WAYS TO INTERACT WITH THE TEAM AND SOME NOTABLE ATHLETES WHO HAVE SOME THOUGHTS FOR ALL OF US."
WORLD T.E.A.M. SPORTS

"LOOKING AT THE GORGES THAT SEPARATE US TODAY, I BELIEVE THAT THE CONVERSATION (BETWEEN PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT RACES), HAS TO SOME EXTENT, COLLAPSED. THE BRIDGE I'M LOOKING FOR IS ARCHITECTURALLY SIMPLE. IT HAS ONLY ONE PURPOSE: TO BRING PEOPLE IN CONTACT WITH ONE ANOTHER."
ANNA DEAVERE SMITH

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