Major League Baseball Player Jackie Robinson

2017-11-20T16:46:27+00:00July 24th, 2017|

Jackie Robinson was the first african american to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era. In those years racism was still a strong issue in America, but not for Brooklyn Dodgers (now Los Angeles Dodgers). Thanks to the team's manager, he broke the color barrier in MLB the 15th April [...]

Speed skater Steven Bradbury

2017-11-20T16:53:12+00:00July 24th, 2017|

Do we all remember this incredible story at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City? Australia's Steven Bradbury achieved an unexpected gold medal in the short track speed skating event, even though he was the rank outsider, taking advantage of several mistakes by his opponents. However, not everybody knows the [...]

Tennis player Goran Ivanisevic

2017-11-20T16:55:15+00:00July 24th, 2017|

Ivanisevic was a high ranked tennis player in the 1990's, he won 22 trophies, out of which one holds a particularly special taste: Wimbledon. Ivanisevic had lost three previous Wimbledon finals and seemed destined to miss out on glory at the All England Club, given he had struggled with a shoulder injury [...]

Boxer Vinny Pazienza

2017-11-20T16:59:53+00:00June 16th, 2017|

We are in USA in the 90's. We are gonna tell you the incredible story of the boxer Vinny Pazienza. In November 1991 he was a two-time light middleweight champion of the world, preparing for his next fight. Pazienza, known as Paz, was a passenger in a car struck head-on after veering [...]

Wrestler Anthony Robles

2017-11-20T17:02:08+00:00June 16th, 2017|

A story of courage and determination, we want to celebrate the story of the wrestler Anthony Robles. Anthony Robles is an athlete that has fought against adversity and became a champion against the odds. Robles was born with only one leg, and has refused to wear a prosthetic alternative. Despite his disability, [...]

US athlete Tommie Smith

2017-11-20T17:03:58+00:00June 16th, 2017|

16 October 1968, one of the most important days in the history of the modern Olympic Games regarding HumanRights. The picture is showing US athlete Tommie Smith during the Olympic ceremony for winning the 200m race, together with his teammate John Carlos (bronze medal) and the Australian Peter Norman (silver medal). They [...]

Football Player: Damiano Tommasi

2017-11-20T17:06:08+00:00June 16th, 2017|

The story of Damiano Tommasi"Anima Candida" (Pure Soul), ex football player of AS Roma. During a summer friendly match against Stoke City in 2004, Tommasi suffered a horrible knee injury caused and was out of action for a long time. In the summer of 2005 he accepted a one-year contract extension, with youth [...]

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