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After almost drowning as a young child,

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Cullen Jones had every opportunity to stay 
out of the water—

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but he must have instinctively understood 
Valerie Peterson’s words

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“Fear is a terrible form of self-sabotage.”

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Jones’ near drowning became his platform 
for positive change.

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He is now an Olympic gold medalist and advocate 
for a program that provides free and reduced 
swim lessons for children,

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so they don’t have to become the statistic 
he narrowly avoided.

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Jones changed his fear of water into a triumph 
for him—and others.

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May his example challenge you to turn fears 
from a stopping point into a starting block 
for the future.

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I’m Mac Hammond; this is the Winner’s Minute.