Matthew is a young African-American boy who dreams of becoming an
Olympic runner like his hero, Jesse Owens. There's one big problem,
though Matthew has asthma, which makes it hard for him to run. When his
journalist father is assigned to cover the 1936 Olympics in Germany,
Matthew jumps at the chance tag along. He has never been out of Ohio
before, let alone to Europe. Will Owens's amazing Olympic victories
inspire Matthew in his own chosen career?