The Underdog Newsletter
The best sports stories you've never heard & powerful lessons from underdogs beating the odds.
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“A lot of times, I wanted to give up." After experiencing unimaginable tragedy, he made his dream come true.
"I was the worst player in the whole organization." His worst nightmare became a reality.
Before he could make history, he first had to survive long enough to do it.
How a 21-year-old mechanic became one of the greatest shot blockers in NBA history.
"I’m never gonna forget where I came from." This zero-star recruit worked at Burger King & Dollar General on his road to the NFL.
"He came from nothing. He knew nothing." Here's how his 6,000-mile journey landed him in the league.
752 schools. 1 winner. The real story behind a popular sports movie. How much of it was true?
From giving up the sport in high school, to being rejected as a walk-on at Arkansas, he carved out a remarkable path to the 2024 World Series.
"Trying to figure out if my dream was really a dream or was me being delusional, I had to find that balance..."
How an undersized 3rd-stringer made the leap from D3 to the NFL.
It all started with a lie spoken into a payphone on a beach in San Diego.
"I thought it was over. I’m not in college. I wasn’t a qualifier. What am I going to do?"
