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61) Doug Flutie
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Think you know all there is to know about Doug Flutie? Well, did you know that:● He played football in three different professional leagues?● He made the first NFL dropkick play in sixty-four years?● He plays in a rock-and-roll band?Most people said that Boston College quarterback Doug Flutie was too small to play professional football. But Flutie proved the critics wrong during his twenty-year career in the professional leagues. He joined the...
62) Wilt Chamberlain
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Think you know all there is to know about Wilt Chamberlain? Well, did you know that: •He holds the record for most rebounds in a single NBA game? •He is a member of the Volleyball Hall of Fame? •He played for the Harlem Globetrotters before joining the NBA? Wilt Chamberlain is perhaps best known as the only player in the history of the NBA to score 100 points in a single basketball game. But Chamberlain's success extends to more than a single...
63) Lance Armstrong
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Lance Armstrong achieved what no other cyclist ever had. He won the grueling 2,000-plus-mile Tour de France-a famous bicycle race through the towns and mountains of Europe-seven times. And he did it all after a life-or-death struggle with cancer. As he stepped onto the victor's podium for the seventh time, he left experts amazed and opponents in awe . Learn how this champion made it to the top.
65) Yao Ming
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A look at the life and career of this famous Chinese basketball player who made it big in the NBA.
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"On October 9, 2012, Malala Yousafzai was on her way home from school in Swat Valley, Pakistan, when she was shot in the head by members of the Taliban. Though she was only fifteen years old, the Taliban targeted her because she wrote blog posts and appeared on television defending girls' right to education in Pakistan. Malala survived the attack and went on to write a book, earn a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize, and meet President Barack" --...
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In 1975 two legends of boxing met in the ring for the third and final time. Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier had already clashed in two previous bouts, with each claiming a victory. But in this final titanic match in Manila, The Philippines, the two men would battle for 14 grueling rounds to become the Heavyweight Champion of the world. The fighters gave everything they had to defeat one another. In the end, Ali was declared the winner, but both were...
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