An American athlete with a gold heart wins a gold medal at the Winter Olympics. American speed skater Joey Cheek did something very unusual after winning the 500 meter race at the Winter Olympics. He announced he's contributing his $25,000 gold medal award from the U.S. Olympic Committee to refugees from Darfur. And he urged Olympic sponsors to support the same relief effort.

This morning on NPR radio he told the press that he will talk about the race e just won, but will talk about the plight of the refugees in Darfur. With this simple act of humility he is teaching of all us about the important things in life.