Shauna Bradley has been practising the Olympic oath for officials on her Karaoke machine in Baltinglass, Co Wicklow for her big moment at Saturday's opening ceremony of the 2003 Special Olympics World Games.
On a podium in Croke Park, she, along with John Burkel, will read the Olympic Oath for athletes and officials in the ceremony that will mark the official beginning of the competition.
Ms Bradley has become accustomed in recent years to the limelight and the excitement surrounding the World Games. At the North Carolina World Games in 1999, she was in the crowd with her coach where they were standing a little higher up in the balcony than other competitors and spectators.
Her smile and wave was captured and broadcast via satellite around the world. Bank of Ireland adopted the image and used it on their 2001 calendar and when the official stamps were being printed for the 2003 event she was contacted again and asked to appear on the 41 cent stamp.
Ms Bradley's mother, Liz, said it was a moment that would stay with her. "Of all the years and work that was put inwe saw a happy go lucky smiling individualI think it's every parents' dream that their son or daughter can participate in sports and it really isn't the winning. It's the taking part."
While Shauna Bradley will not be competing in the games this year she will be involved in activities for ex-athletes who haven't made it to the games.
She explains she will be helping in the bowling competition as a lane marshal where she will bring up score sheets and take instructions from the other lane marshals.
But she has an impressive track record. She has competed in ten-pin bowling, horse riding, swimming, tennis, gymnastics and has over three hundred medals. She also won a gold, silver and bronze medal in the 1999 North Carolina games.
Liz Bradley has been involved with Special Olympics Ireland for 15 years. "It gave me an avenue and a goal to achieve personally."
She feels, like other parents, that the games have allowed Irish people to become involved in a hugely important event. "Suddenly with the world games people are aware. It's the most wonderful thing that ever came to Ireland."
She says Shauna is calm and has practised her speech "to a T" .
She has been receiving good luck wishes from friends she made during the 1999 North Carolina games.
"It has opened up a whole new world," she says.
"Shauna's 25 years old now. You do say in the beginning 'why me' but as the years roll on you say 'thank god it was me'."