{"id":5997,"date":"2013-07-12T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-12T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.195.175\/index.php\/2013\/07\/12\/man-with-special-needs-beats-michael-phelps-and-gives-out-hugs\/"},"modified":"2013-07-12T06:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-07-12T06:00:00","slug":"man-with-special-needs-beats-michael-phelps-and-gives-out-hugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodworldnews.org\/index.php\/2013\/07\/12\/man-with-special-needs-beats-michael-phelps-and-gives-out-hugs\/","title":{"rendered":"Man with special needs beats Michael Phelps and gives out hugs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Tim Harris has an amazing story of inspiration and hope.\u00a0 How many people can say they own their own restaurant, and also have WAY more gold medals than Olympian Michael Phelps?<\/span>!\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Just hours after Tim was born, doctors told his parents that he had Down Syndrome, and many friends of the family told them how sorry they were.\u00a0 In Tim\u2019s own words, \u201cI guess they didn\u2019t know then just how totally awesome I would turn out to be\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n
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At 13, Tim entered in the Special Olympics playing basketball, hockey, volleyball, golf and track and field.\u00a0 Through the years, he has totaled dozens of gold medals, which are on display in his restaurant.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Graduating from Eastern New Mexico University with certificates in food service, office skills, and restaurant hosting, Tim now owns his own restaurant located in Albuquerque, New Mexico.\u00a0 \u201cTim\u2019s Place\u201d\u2014The Worlds friendliest Restaurant offers a very special item on his menu\u2026. HUGS!\u00a0 Tim says that most people order at least one, and says he\u2019s given out nearly 40,000 hugs at his restaurant! \u201cI even have a counter on the wall to keep track of the total.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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“I guess you can say I\u2019m a lean, mean, hugging machine!\u201d said Tim.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Do yourself a favor if your ever in the Albuquerque area a get your hug from Tim\u2019s Place!<\/span><\/p>\n
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Have a great day, and let the good news be yours,<\/p>\n
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