Motivational Stories
A Lifetime of Intense Training Has Khalil Hodge on the Edge of His NFL Dream
It’s an unbearably hot day in Antioch, California, and Khalil Hodge is losing to his little brother. The two are sprinting up a steep hill under the watchful eye of [...]
How Andrew Wingard Went From Undersized RB to Breaking Tackle Records at Wyoming
For an inexperienced skier, a double black diamond is a frozen death trap. With steepnesses often in excess of 45 degrees and potentially bone-shattering hazards like sheer cliffs and rock [...]
How Drue Tranquill Dominates Life
To many, Drue Tranquill is perfection personified. At Notre Dame, he was a two-time team captain. He majored in Mechanical Engineering and graduated with a 3.73 GPA. He was a [...]
Faith, Focus and 500 Balls a Day: How Kelvin Harmon Became The NFL’s Next ‘Alpha’ Receiver
Long ago, Kelvin Harmon learned that chasing greatness can be lonely. Few people want to stay on the turf after an exhausting practice and run routes long into the night. [...]
What Every Athlete and Coach Can Learn From the 2017-2018 Las Vegas Golden Knights
The 2017-2018 Las Vegas Golden Knights were one of the greatest cinderella stories in sports history. After all, they were just the second expansion team in the NHL, NBA, MLB [...]
Fred Jackson Never Started a Game in High School, Then He Went on To Play a Decade in the NFL
It was Fred Jackson’s senior year at Lamar High School in Houston, Texas, and he was listed as the team’s third-string running back. Yes, the same Fred Jackson who currently [...]
Minkah Fitzpatrick’s High School Coach Shares an Awesome Anecdote About His Work Ethic
Minkah Fitzpatrick is addicted to the grind. It’s what made him a two-time All-American at the University of Alabama and why the Miami Dolphins felt confident selecting him with the [...]
Josh Allen’s Dream School Never Offered Him a Scholarship—and That Still Drives Him to This Day
Josh Allen entered high school as a scrawny 5-foot-10, 130-pound freshman. But the fact he was small for his age never stopped him from dreaming big. He eventually became the [...]
Connor Williams Overcame Bullying by Transforming His Body and Making it to the NFL
Connor Williams is a living lesson in perseverance. Growing up with a speech impediment, Williams didn’t say much as a kid. He was also quite a bit larger than his [...]
The Real Story Behind Why Derrius Guice Runs So Angry
Derrius Guice runs angry. Really angry. He’s been dubbed “the ball of butcher knives” due to a running style that inflicts constant pain and punishment on defenders. But what fuels [...]