By Anne Cacherell The only disability in life is thinking that it’s impossible to do something without even trying. Born with one leg, Nico Calabria defied the unimaginable when he achieved his dream of becoming a star athlete. With his disability, one would never really expect him climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro on crutches at the age…
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You May Not Like Soccer, but This Interview Will Have You Rolling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxgrYbir3HI By Richard K. Noots Wayne Rooney is a player for Manchester United, a team you may have only heard of in a movie called Eurotrip. Here, the man actually united the whole soccer team with one rallying speech. Yep, just like the movies. Now, you can experience his fine oratory skills and his hilarity….
One Lucky Shot Was All It Took to Change This Soccer Fan’s Life
By Jack Day If you have ever thought the contests during sporting events were rigged, this video is proof that even the hardest challenges can be beaten. This guy was at a FC Randers soccer game in Denmark when he got his chance to win 100,000 Danish Kroner if he scored a nearly impossible shot…
Even If You Don’t Like Soccer This Video Will Have You Rolling On The Ground
By Richard K. Noots This guy did the exact opposite of teamwork. Whether or not you’ve ever played soccer before, you know that the last thing you want to do is help your opponent score. Hence, why this poor man has a giant ‘Oops‘ moment. He has since left the team (I believe), and who knows how everyone…
For Many This Player Might Just Be Bringing Water, But For Haitians He Is Giving Them Hope
By Anne Cacherell American professional soccer player Josmer Volmy “Jozy” Altidore, whose parents are Haitian, felt devastated when an earthquake hit Haiti in January 2010. Though he was just 19 and his career was just starting, it didn’t stop him for putting up the Jozy Altidore Foundation, a non-profit organization whose main mission is to…
This Blind Soccer Fan Shows Us Why He Doesn’t Need Eye Sight to Live His Dream
By Jack Day The video is not in English, so you will have to use the power of perception to interpret the joy that is being displayed on your screen. Or if you speak Spanish then you’ll be straight. It’s actually kind of similar, but not quite the same thing, as to what the young…