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Click “Like” to share this with your friends! To quote a classic Christmas song, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” No, I’m not talking about the celebration of our Savior’s birth. I mean, that part of the year is pretty wonderful too and, quite frankly, a lot more important. But c’mon. How can…

Click “Like” to share this with your friends! He won the Indianapolis 500 and two Indy Car championships. Then suddenly, Sam Hornish Jr., decided to follow the likes of Tony Stewart, Casey Mears and Juan Pablo Montoya into the very different world of stock car racing. Since then, he’s found modest success at the NASCAR…

Click “Like” to share this with your friends! WRITER’S BLOCK: The Best of Inspiring Athletes (So Far) I’m sort of an old-school writer trying to survive in the age of social media and fluid technological advancement. The social media thing is especially perplexing to those of us who were taught never to put yourself in…

Click “Like” to share this with your friends! These kinds of stories should be commonplace, but sadly they’re all too rare. Maybe because they don’t happen enough or maybe because we pay too much attention to bad news to take notice. But this story about a high school cross country athlete in Minnesota caught my…

Click “Like” to share this with friends! In 10 stellar seasons with the Indiana Fever, Tamika Catchings has claimed most major honors with two exceptions. She can now cross WNBA Most Valuable Player off the list, the league announced today. The news comes amid Catchings’ quest to attain her other primary goal: a WNBA Championship.…

Click “Like” to share this with your friends! LaDainian Tomlinson is arguably one of the greatest running backs to play the game. And even though the veteran isn’t racking up yards and touchdowns like he used to, the New York Jets star still commands plenty of respect from his defensive opponents. In this digital interview,…

Click “Like” to share with your friends! There’s the regular season and then there’s the playoffs. San Antonio Silver Stars forward Ruth Riley knows a little about that. As a member of the Detroit Shock, she was a key member of two WNBA Championship teams (2003 and 2006). According to Riley (MVP of the 2003…

Click “Like” to share this with your friends! Tonight marks the start of the 2011 WNBA Playoffs. Tomorrow night will be the first game between Western Conference opponents (1) Minnesota and (4) San Antonio. Following the Silver Stars final game of the season in Tulsa, Inspiring Athletes had a chance to catch up with two-time…

Click “Like” to share this with your friends! Known for her 84-inch wingspan (normally that of a seven-footer, not someone who is 6-1), DeLisha Milton-Jones uses her disarming personality and her anatomical aberration to its full advantage. She has won two Olympic gold medals (2000 and 2008) and two WNBA championships (2001 and 2002). Milton-Jones…

Click “Like” to share this with your friends! About six years ago, I had the chance to interview Dr. David Cook about his brand new book Golf’s Sacred Journey. This fictional title was at first self published and then went on to become a bestseller. PGA tour members and scratch golfers alike gravitated to its…
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