Quincy Herald Whig http://qui.live.mediaspanonlinen.com/rss/ Quincy Herald Whig en-us O'Brien: Area standouts set, met high goals It isn't often when someone makes their dreams a reality. Think about it for a minute. What were your dreams growing up? What did you want to accomplish with your life? After my hopes of being a pro basketball player flamed out -- there aren't too many 5-foot-11 guys with no speed and a broken jump shot in the NBA -- I thought I was going to be Michael Jordan's accountant. So much for that. We tell our kids to dare to dream. We tell them they can be anything they want as long as they put their mind to it and work hard. Kids around here have two excellent examples to follow, people who have made their dreams a reality. http://qui.live.mediaspanonline.com/new_story/6-29-08-Obrien-column