Basketball
“People always told me what I couldn’t do...I wanted to prove the naysayers wrong every day.”
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Baseball
The real-life Waterboy was the longest of longshots.
Football
Plus, the mysterious bug bite that almost ruined his chances. "Who is this dude? Like, we're trying to give him a chance to make...
Baseball
“Hard work never hurt anybody.”
Stories
“I was 19 years old, pumping gas and going nowhere.”
Football
"You're doing some help with some film breakdowns, and then you're doing some McDonald's runs at 2 AM...you’ve gotta earn your stripes."
Stories
They laughed at him in high school. Now he's gearing up for football's biggest stage.
Basketball
"I did stupid things. But I learned...And once I had a goal, I never gave up."
Football
While his superstar QB traveled a conventional path, David Girardi’s journey started in an unlikely place.
Stories
After failing to break into the WWE three different times, Vince McMahon deemed him “not marketable”.
Basketball
Before he became the "Greek Freak", he was an unknown prospect from the streets of Athens who faced "YMCA level" competition.
Stories
"I thought it was the end of the world…I thought it was the end of everything."
Football
“A lot of times, I wanted to give up." After experiencing unimaginable tragedy, he made his dream come true.