Posts under Tag: inspiration
Ted Williams Update – CBS Early Show Interview
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Dave and Jimmy agreed to bring Ted on the show for the 7am hour after the original youtube video ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTysXI… ) became a local hit. By the time he hit their show, the video had easily over a million views. During the course of the interview, Ted was offered a variety of jobs, ranging from full to part time, from MTV to the Cleveland Cavs organization, and from TV and radio shows in LA and NY. Ted will soon hit the Today show, who also promised to help Ted find a job. Go Ted!

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From a SA Shelter to the NFL
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Raised in north Philadelphia, McClain was a Golden Gloves fighter from the fourth grade on; local legend Joe Frazier gave him his first pair of boxing shorts. McClain’s father was incarcerated for much of Jameel’s childhood, and his family struggled with poverty. There were periods of homelessness, and for an extended stretch Jameel, his three siblings and his mother lived in a Salvation Army rescue shelter.

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Hamilton Avoids Temptation
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Two weeks ago, Josh Hamilton(notes) said he had a plan for participating in a clinching champagne party as a recovering alcoholic and drug addict.

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Local Boy With Cancer Turns Into a Superhero

Thursday was shaping up to be just another school day for 13-year-old Erik Martin, but then something extraordinary happened: Spider-Man called.

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Inspiring Images From 2010 Winter Paralympics

Over 500 athletes from 44 countries around the world have once again descended on Vancouver Canada, for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Paralympic Games, (officially known as the X Paralympic Winter Games).

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