Boris Becker conquered Centre Court at a young age. On a summer afternoon in 1985, a lanky 17-year-old with a shock of red hair and a…
Author: Leslie Halle
Let me tell you about Eileen Gu. She was three years old the first time she strapped on skis. By seven, Eileen had joined a competitive…
The story of Hines Ward is quite interesting. In 1976 Seoul, a Korean woman and a Black American soldier had a son. In that era, such…
The story of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner for Chemistry, Omar Yaghi, is an interesting one. Â Omar Yaghi was born in Amman, Jordan, into…
A few days ago, Jim Abbott stepped to the podium to receive the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance at the ESPYs. The room, filled with the…
The story of Charles Barkley is an inspiring one. By any measure, Barkley should never have become a basketball icon. He was born on February 20,…
Before the world knew his name, before the boardroom battles and the billion-dollar valuations, Travis Kalanick was a teenager knocking on strangers’ doors in Northridge, California,…
Her entry into Hollywood came through The Sinbad Show, where she worked in an entry-level position that many would have treated as a temporary gig or a…
Jocko Willink’s story is inspiring. Before the medals, book, or watch face that would inspire millions, a boy had a box of toy soldiers. Jocko Willink…
Let’s talk about Carl Lentz. Before the tattoos, the designer sneakers, and the tabloid headlines, Carl Lentz was a walk-on basketball player at North Carolina State…