Athlete gets cancer. Athlete fights cancer. Repeat, again and again…
“I have learned that the human mind and body are truly resilient.” This is the story of American professional middle-distance runner Gabriele Grunewald, who has battled a rare cancer again and again and again.
The Rehabilitation of Michael Phelps
The best may still be ahead of Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps.
The Forgotten Hero
Doyle approached him and said, “Do you know there’s a retired number in Williams football?”
“Williams doesn’t retire numbers,” Quinn replied.
“Apparently it does,” Doyle said.
On the Monday after that game Quinn called Boyer and asked, “Williams has a retired football number?”
“I don’t know about retired,” Boyer said, “but there’s this box down here.
8 Teams. 17 Years. 208 Games. One Long Road
The oldest field player in the NFL is Brett Favre. The second-oldest is Jeff Zgonina. He’ll never make it to Canton, but he and players like him are the soul of football.
