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- sillygato, on 10/01/2008, -0/+26Dugg for Jim Abbott at #1. I absolutely love him - a true inspiration :)
- ScottMcIntyre, on 10/01/2008, -0/+14Very inspirational stories of athletes who were determined to succeed- no matter what. The biography of the swimmer in the accompanying photo- Natalie du Toit - is very humbling.
QFA:"One day when riding home from swim practice on a scooter, Natalie was hit by a car and ended up losing her leg. She was determined not to let the injury stop her and won 4 gold medals at the 2004 Paralympic games. Not satisfied, Natalie qualified to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, becoming the first female amputee swimmer ever to qualify for the Olympics where she placed 16th in a field of 24 in the 10,000m swim." - toddsayshi, on 10/02/2008, -0/+13Missing Terrell Owens who is mentally disabled.
- OfNumbers, on 10/01/2008, -0/+7Every list on Digg seems to be something-centric.
- hawksfan03, on 10/02/2008, -0/+7jim abbott was absolutely amazing. I played football against him in high school and I'm not kidding when I say he was the best player on the field bar none. I can't imagine what he would have been able to accomplish with two hands, considering he was a pretty damn good pitcher and QB with only one hand.
- divinediva, on 10/01/2008, -0/+7Rocky is a man of character and strong will, he will always be known as one of the steeler greats!
- orangederange, on 10/01/2008, -3/+9I noticed the list is male-centric, and it includes an amateur athlete:
4) Glenn Cunningham -- Track and Field
I'd like to include Wilma Rudolph to this list. She overcame polio to become the fastest woman on earth, winning 3 golds in 1960 Olympics, Rome.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilma_Rudolph - swordedge, on 10/01/2008, -0/+6Dugg for Rocky Bleier . I watched him win 4 super bowls when I was a teen. He had a lot of respect while doing that.
- EnderMB, on 10/02/2008, -0/+6I suffered a potentially debilitating accident (shattered both feet), and I can certainly vouch that the work they must have put into being able to play sport again is immense. Hell, it took a lot out of me to learn to walk properly again and to be able to work a normal 9-5 job on my feet. I can't even imagine how painful and emotionally traumatising it must've been for them.
- krahzee, on 10/02/2008, -0/+3Art Rooney deserves mention for keeping for keeping Rocky Bleier around as he struggled to get back into football shape after his injuries. Not many owners would give him that long to keep trying at a comeback.
- swordedge, on 10/01/2008, -0/+3Saw that on TV this olympics. She also participate in the Paralympics too.
# 50 m S9 freestyle swimming gold medal - Paralympics (2008)
# 400 m S9 freestyle swimming gold medal - Paralympics (2008)
# 200 m SM9 individual medley swimming gold medal - Paralympics (2008)
# 100 m S9 freestyle swimming gold medal - Paralympics (2008)
# 100 m S9 butterfly swimming gold medal - Paralympics (2008) - Moonman13, on 10/02/2008, -2/+4What about Roy Munson?
- built2spill, on 10/02/2008, -0/+2No Bob Lamonta?
- mrdoughboy69, on 10/02/2008, -0/+2What a way to make me feel bad about myself.
- EatSleepJeep, on 10/02/2008, -0/+2Mario is a machine.
- schmiggyjk, on 10/02/2008, -0/+1Saw the headline in the RSS feed and knew Abbott was a must have on the list.
- santaliqueur, on 10/02/2008, -0/+1***** dugg!
- unnamedjoe, on 10/02/2008, -0/+1one that could be added is Nate Swift from University of Nebraska. He's got a disease that causes random paralysis
- bostonboy1128, on 10/02/2008, -0/+1Did anyone else read this as 7 pro athletes that overcame diabetes to succeed. huh, maybe I have dislexia, that would mean that I overcame a disability to succeed.
- skppy1225, on 10/02/2008, -0/+1I grew up and currently live in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, Pete Gray's hometown. He used to live right down the road from me, in the big house at the end of the street. Pete was quite a nice man. I still remember that when I would go outside, I would always run into him and we would always talk, whether it be a simple "Hello!" or a long conversation. There are memorabilia of him all around the neighborhood, including a big memorial sign right outside of the baseball field. He was and will always be one of the greatest local legends this city will ever see. He truly inspired us all.
RIP, Pete, you were great. - desertcoffin, on 10/03/2008, -0/+0Very inspirational! Thanks.. dugg it for good.
- JJCDAD, on 10/02/2008, -3/+3UFC fighter Tra "Trauma" Telligman has no right pectoral muscle.
http://limelight-395.static.dailymotion.com/dyn/pr ... - santaliqueur, on 10/02/2008, -1/+1What about Mario Lemieux? May not have had the disabilities that these athletes have had, but he had Hodgkin's lymphoma, and an atrial fibrillation, among countless other ailments. He also maintained a higher level of play than Wendy Gretzky ever had.
- BrokenVisage, on 10/02/2008, -1/+1lest we forget Roy Munson.
- codx999, on 10/02/2008, -0/+0If these people can do this, you don't need to take steroids.
- gkiltz, on 10/02/2008, -0/+0There is one error of fact in this posting, it's a small one, and one that is probably forgivable if the story was written by someone under 40, but one that a good fact check still should have found:
In the part about NFL kicker Tom Dempsey, it says "unlike all other kickers who use 'soccer style'"
This was 1967!
At that time few, if any football kickers used the "soccer style." At the time, the standard style was just what Mr Dempsey used, essentially run up in straight line, lock the knee and ankle and kick the ball straight on! The "soccer style" didn't really come into use until around 1970 or '71
The 1970s were the transitional period where more and more young, upcoming kickers were using "soccer style" and most veterans still stuck to what had always worked for them.
Mark Mosley of the Washington Redskins was actually the very last kicker to use the straight-on style.
The "soccer style" changed the game. It is what caused the goalposts to be moved to the back of the end zone, like in college, instead of on the goal line like in the Canadian League.
It also made longer field goals possible. The down side was that it took the short field goal out of the game. In a "soccer style" kick, the ball travels farther, but takes longer to get it's maximum height. Therefore field goals are rarely attempted now from inside the 20 yard line. All they do is gun for the end zone 4 times. That is why I personally would like to see a rule change in which you could either kick the field goal as you do now, and make the same 3 points, or drop-kick it and get 4 points! Don't think it'll happen , but I'd like to see it! - glue, on 10/02/2008, -1/+1Behold...I bring you the story of Piffles Taylor as it could only be told by Rick Mercer. It starts around 2:45. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCcKdH96Nao
- inverselogic, on 10/02/2008, -0/+0Nice, is that solid gold?
- HelluvaRedHead, on 10/02/2008, -0/+0Wilma Glodean Rudolph (June 23, 1940 – November 12, 1994) was an American athlete, and in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, she became the first American woman to win three gold medals in track and field during a single Olympic Games. At the age of 5, it was discovered that she had polio. In 1947, her mother took her to Nashville's Meharry Medical College, a hospital for blacks 50 miles from their home, twice a week. Because of the expense and difficulty of obtaining professional medical care, Wilma's mother usually treated her ailing child at home. Rudolph remembered that during her youth, "My mother used to have all these home remedies she would make herself, and I lived on them". Many nights her mother, tired after a long day's work, would sit on Wilma's bed and massage her daughter's leg well into the evening hours. Blanche Rudolph kept telling her polio-stricken daughter she would one day walk without braces.
- JacksonYaya, on 10/02/2008, -1/+0What about all the Cubs players for making the playoffs despite being Cubs?
- kelsosmythe, on 10/02/2008, -2/+1Jon Comer...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9n65C0yGcw - IronDonut, on 10/02/2008, -5/+4Lance Armstrong is missing a one ball. I'd call that a disability.
Personally I wouldn't ride down the backside of the Alps on a bicycle at those speeds with three balls.
Thats just me. - jonnymj, on 10/02/2008, -2/+1While not an athlete this list is missing Jeffrey Lebowski... Strong men also cry... strong men also cry.
- pentupentropy, on 10/01/2008, -14/+1god I hate these guys. They just make me feel so much less ambitious about myself =)
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