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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?"
"If I had to, I'd go back down that same road to get to where I am today."
After a drunk driver ended his MLB career, this man dedicated his life to helping athletes with disabilities.
He used to slice gabagool at a deli. Now he’s a Pro Bowler who hopes no one knows his name.
Instead of rushing out a half-baked story, I wanted to highlight a few crowd-pleasers.
The real man behind the film is just as remarkable as the actor who portrayed him.
You probably know his name, but do you know his story?
"Screw those guys. They don't know anything about me." He's proof that D1 or bust is wrong.
She’s turning tragedy into triumph on her sport's biggest stage. "Winners dream big. Don't fall short."
It smashed him in the chest. The Hollywood-style life of a hustler morphed into a dangerous reality.