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Dragon's Fury
Spending six months in recovery from a severe back injury, Bruce Lee was told he would never be able to do martial arts again. Regardless, He returned to training and overcame his injury.
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Flying Bile
After sustaining a calf injury during warmups at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Simone Biles put on a stellar performance and won an Olympic gold medal.
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Headstrong
Harriet Tubman fearlessly led thousands of enslaved people to freedom through the Underground Railroad, all while battling lifelong seizures and narcolepsy due to a brutal head injury she sustained at age 13.
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Job's Not Finished
Tearing his Achilles tendon mid-game, Kobe Bryant refused to be carried off the court. Instead, he walked himself to the free-throw line and made two shots that ultimately won the game for his team.
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Night's Helix
Suffering from various undiagnosed mental illnesses, Vincent Van Gogh severed his ear during a psychotic episode. Amid the chaos, Van Gogh remained fixated on what he loved to do and found strength in his creative abilities. A year later he created... More
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Run + Ran
Losing his leg to bone cancer, the legendary Terry Fox embarked on the Marathon of Hope to raise money for cancer research.
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Soarin
Defying the limitations of being both blind and deaf, Hellen Keler piloted a plane with assistance from her interpreter.
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