I am sometimes asked why I continue to work when I could have retired a few years ago and be laying on a beach somewhere. My answer is always the same: because I believe in what we, at Arizona Senior Olympics, are doing.

Arizona Senior Olympics is all about fitness. It's about providing an INCENTIVE for people over the age of fifty to begin and maintain a fitness program. Competition has a wonderful way of making us stretch our capabilities. It helps us to reach past what we thought we could do to achieve what we hoped we could do. It creates the goal of always improving our "personal best" no matter what sport we choose.

The purpose and goals of the Nevada Senior Olympics

"As a Senior Olympian, I pledge myself to the spirit of the Olympics—the spirit of achievement, that I may reach my goals; the spirit of competition, that I may win or lose with pride and honor; the spirit of friendship, that I may be a true friend to those around me."