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| 17 May 2012 11:50:37 pm |
| ERIC LEGRAND, On His Approach to Life & Recovery |
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’“I believe.”
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It is the 2010 college football season and Eric LeGrand is a rising football star at Rutgers University. He dreams of playing in the NFL and becoming a sportscaster in his retirement. But on October 10 an ill-fated tackle during a kick-off return nearly ends Eric’s life. Two broken vertebrae. 9 hours of surgery. Complete paralysis.
Eric’s first words to his mother in the hospital: “I’ll ...
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| 23 Apr 2012 06:38:30 pm |
| TONY CORRENTE, NFL Referee |
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"I have been granted a second chance at life.”
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Life is mysterious, capricious, and unpredictable. Case in point. It’s game one of the 2011 NFL season – Ravens versus Steelers. Tony Corrente is officiating. A skirmish breaks out and in an attempt to break it up, Tony is knocked to the ground. It never occurs to him that this incident will save his life.
But after two days of discomfort and spitting up blood, Tony reluctantly goes to doctors where he’s diagnosed with early stage cancer of the tongue and throat. Doctors repeatedly tell him how fortunate he is – he’s found the cancer early.
Tony’s treatment has been brutal – blisters and ulcers covered the inside and outside of his mouth; he’s been unable to eat or swallow.
Yet, last week doctors delivered good, yet cautionary news to Tony. The cancer appears to be gone.
Tony Corrente is a grateful man. “I have been granted a second chance of life.” He added, “I will use this second chance to help others achieve their dreams . . . this second chance is not going to be spent idly watching the world go by.''
No doubt, it’s an inspiring story. But why wait for a life-threatening illness or catastrophic accident? Why not consider that every day represents a new chance at life? What if, right now, we say YES! to those dreams that been calling our name? What if we begin authoring our life, rather than being a victim-of-circumstances to life?
Contrary to popular opinion, new chances at life do indeed show up every day!
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| 12 Apr 2012 07:26:42 pm |
| DALLAS SEAVEY, Youngest Musher to Win the Iditarod |
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“Every single one of them had to do their part.”
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Virtually all of the mushers who raced in this year’s Iditarod, navigated the 1000 miles of grueling Alaskan wilderness with no more than two lead dogs. Not Dallas Seavey. During the course of his race, he utilized five different lead dogs.
At 25, Dallas is not only the youngest musher to win the 2012 Iditarod; he was one of three generations competing ...
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| 30 Mar 2012 05:54:09 pm |
| MAGIC JOHNSON, twenty years after The Announcement |
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“Here I am!”
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Twenty years ago, Magic Johnson shocked the world by announcing his retirement from the NBA because he had been diagnosed HIV positive.
Especially for sports fans; it was one of those days that you remember where you were and what you were doing when you heard the news. The beloved and invulnerable 5-time NBA champion, Magic Johnson, had, for all intents and purposes, been given a death sentence. ...
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| 30 Mar 2012 05:47:36 pm |
| Elena Delle Donne, premier college basketball player |
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“My family’s so important to me.”
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Three years ago, Elena Delle Donne was the nation’s most coveted female basketball player. She scored an unprecedented 2800 points at Ursuline High School, breaking the Delaware state record. She broke a national record by making 80 straight free throws. And in the state title game, she scored 50 points.
Recruited by every college basketball program in the country, Elena ...
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