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| Adaptive Action Sports has provided opportunities for adaptive athletes to compete in snowboarding competitions. | Aimee Mullins challenges the definitions of physical beauty and athletic ability. | Alexander Medved is a three-time Olympic wrestling champion and vice-president of the Belarusian National Olympic Committee. | Amy Hannus is a boxer who champions women's strengths. |
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| Anfernee Hardaway overcame great obstacles and became a basketball hero. | Armintie Price is a hardworking, passionate, and inspiring basketball star in the WNBA. | Arnold Palmer is a golf icon who moved the sport onto the national scene. | Arthur Ashe was a tennis champion and humanitarian. |
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| Bethany Hamilton survived a shark attack and inspired the world | Bill Bradley once a pro-basketball player now is a politician who advocates reform to make America better for all. | Bill Veeck was a maverick sports owner and an inspiration to fans. | Billie Jean King is an advocate for women in sports and champion tennis player |
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| Billy Mills is an Olympic gold medal runner who encourages Native American youth to believe in the power of their dreams. | C. Vivian Stringer is one of the great women's basketball coaches and a great role model for her players and fans. | C. Vivian Stringer despite great challenges, pursued her passion for basketball and is known for turning women into champions. | Calvin Edwin Ripken Jr. was honored by the Phoenix Foundation for Children. |
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| Cathy Freeman wins races and respect for the plight of native Australian people. | Chamique Holdsclaw is one of the most celebrated players in women's basketball. | Darrell Green started a foundation to help underprivileged kids better their futures and become strong leaders | Dave Congdon is a Special Olympics athlete and an inspiration to many facing barriers and difficult times. |
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| DeeDee Jonrowe is a veteran dog sled musher in the Iditarod Race | Dennis Bergkamp is a great Dutch soccer player. | Dick Hoyt is a dedicated Dad who breaks down barriers to his son's disability. | Douglas Richard Flutie created a foundation for autistic children. |
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| Duke Kahanamoku was an Olympic gold medalist and 'Father of Surfing' | Earl Boykins is a star basketball player who has fought against the odds | Ellen MacArthur has broken numerous records with her courageous solo sailing adventures. | Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah rode a bike across Ghana to challenge the stigma of being disabled. |
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| Eric Liddell was an Olympic champion who held fast to his Christian beliefs. | Ernie Wallengren was an acclaimed writer, and a beloved youth basketball coach. | Florence Griffith-Joyner was one of the greatest athletes of all time. | Greg Moore was a world-class racecar driver when he died at age 24. |
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| Haile Gebrselassie is a record-breaking champion runner and a humanitarian, fighting against poverty in Ethiopia. | Hank Aaron is a baseball legend. | Ian James Thorpe an Olympic Gold Medalist in swimming, established a foundation to help children in need. | Jackie Chan dedicates his time and money to helping others. |
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| Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in major league baseball. | Jacques Plante was a great hockey player who saved lives by inventing the goalie mask. | Janet Guthrie First woman to race in the Indianapolis 500 | Jesse Owens defied the odds in running. |
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| Judit Polgar is breaking the gender barrier in the world of chess. | Julie Krone a female jockey and first woman to win the Triple Crown | Lance Armstrong overcame cancer to become the world's fastest bicyclist. | Lawrence Peter also known as Yogi Berra was a great baseball player and poet...'It aint over till its over' |
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| Libby Riddles won the Iditarod dog sled race in 1985. | Lionel Andrés Messi became a professional soccer player in spite of the odds against him. | Lisa Leslie is a WNBA star and an inspiration to girls. | Loretta Claiborne is a star Special Olympics Global Messenger, athlete, and marathon runner. |
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| Lou Ferrigno is a successful actor and bodybuilder who overcame a hearing disability. | Louie Bonpua was an inspiration to fellow cancer patients and athletes. | Magic Johnson inspires others with his basketball talents and philanthropic work. | Mariel (Mia) Hamm has inspired the next generation of women athletes with her talent, her mentoring and her humanitarian work. |
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| Marla Runyan overcame a visual impairment to become an Olympic runner. | Martina Moravcova is Slovakia's first world champion swimmer to ever win multiple medals at the Olympics. | Mia Hamm has inspired the next generation of women athletes. | Michael James Owen is a great soccer player. |
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| Michael Jordan can do anything with a basketball, and is admired on and off the court. | Michael Phelps is an inspiring Olympic swimmer. | Mickey Mantle created a foundation to help people needing organ transplants. | Mildred "Babe" Didrikson excelled in every sport she played. |
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| Muhammad Ali is still 'The Greatest.' | Nadia Comaneci was the first and youngest gymnast ever to score a perfect 10 at the Olympics. | Natalie Darwitz is an Olympic hockey champion who inspires her cousin with her perseverance and leadership skills. | Oswaldo Sanchez Ibarra is a famed Mexican soccer goalie. |
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| Patrick Tillman sacrificed everything for his country. | Pelé is a great Brazilian soccer hero. | Picabo Street is one of the greatest alpine skiers ever. | Rania Elwani is a renowned Egyptian Olympian swimmer. |
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| Roberto Clemente was a baseball great and a selfless humanitarian. | Rocky Marciano is the only undefeated heavyweight champion in boxing history. | Rosario Iglesias was 80 years old when she became a runner and started to win medals. | Rudy wanted to run before he could walk. |
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| Sachin Tendulkar is a wicket-wielding cricket celebrity. | Sandra Kay Yow is admired for being a groundbreaking collegiate women's basketball coach and for her brave battle against cancer. | Sandra Schmirler was Saskatchewan's beloved curling champion. | Scott Hamilton performs magic on the ice rink and battles heroically with cancer. |
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| So Taguchi inspires one of his fans to persevere and try his best. | Soul Surfing: Laurel Eastman is a kiteboarder committed to finding ways in which sport and the environment can exist in harmony. | Special Olympics Athletes demonstrate their unity and support of each other through kindness and sportsmanship | Steve Prefontaine was one of America's most famous runners. |
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| Tawera Nikau was a successful rugby player who overcame personal losses to help at-risk youth in his community. | Tiger Woods one of the most successful golfers of all times, has inspired minority golfers | Troy Aikman is an NFL legend and sponsor of children's charities. | Venus Williams won the 2000 US Open tennis tournament. |
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| Vince Carter is both a talented and compassionate basketball star. | Willie Howard Mays was a favored baseball player. | Willie O'Ree was the NHL's first black hockey player. | Wilma Rudolph was the first American woman to win 3 Olympic gold medals. |
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| Wilt Chamberlain may be the best basketball player of all time. | Yogi Berra Baseball legend Yogi Berra is known not only for his brilliant career, but also for his kindness and genuineness. |