By Anne Cacherell This video features American college basketball player, coach and broadcaster James Thomas Anthony “Jim” Valvano, also known as Jimmy V, as he delivers a remarkable speech at the first ESPY awards in 1993 that inspired generations. In 1992, Jimmy was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Without much time to live, he found an…
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He Dreamed Of Becoming a Star Athlete & He Achieved It With Only One Leg
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…
Mayweather’s Done it Again! This Time the Victim is Basketball
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpzG8a4bztI By Richard K. Noots We all love our celebrities, but Floyd Mayweather seems to have just as many haters and he does fans. Which is insane, since he’s probably one of the biggest names in boxing, next to Mike Tyson and Ali himself. So, what makes him different? Well, as the charity video shows,…
These Extreme Sports Might Just Make Your Heart Stop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaFeVdOtp7I By Richard K. Noots Whether you’re athletic or you like to stay inside, seeing these athletes in action might just do something extreme right now. My personal favorite is the guy who hand-glides like a Flying Squirrel. I mean, not only is it impressive, but what happens when you crash? Yeah, these people must…
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…
This MLB Star Gives a Young Boy a Moment to Remember For the Rest Of His Life
By Anne Caherell American professional baseball pitcher Jerome Lee Williams of the Houston Astros was filmed playing catch with a young Seattle Mariners fan named Hawthorne an hour before the April 22, 2014 game at Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington. The pair exchange throws for a couple of minutes before the MLB star let the…
