Many professional athletes stuggle with what to do upon retirement. For ten-year basketball veteran, Lance Allred, one particular career route seemed like a natural fit. Allred has defied the odds throughout his life and became the first legally deaf player in the NBA in 2008. He got... Read More
Despite losing her legs at the age of 19, Amy Purdy has accomplished a great deal. Purdy is a Paralympic bronze medalist, New York Times’ best-selling author, and Dancing With the Stars finalist. With that impressive resume, she fields numerous speaking offers each year. O... Read More
This past Saturday, former Tennessee football coach Phillip Fulmer was reunited with one of his former players. Inky Johnson joined Fulmer at the Chapel Hill Baptist Church in Milan, Tennessee to speak about faith and Vols football. Fulmer’s recruitment of Johnson helped uplift him ou... Read More
Florida State football players are getting more than just on-field instruction this preseason. A series of speakers have been brought in to teach responsibility and other valuable life lessons. People who have spoken to the team include former NBA player Chris Herren, and former NFL players... Read More
Chris Herren was once on a collision course for basketball stardom. His story about what derailed his dreams and how to avoid similar pitfalls has inspired leagues of people throughout the country. Last week, Herren spoke for nearly an hour to 3,100 students from grades 8 through 12 a... Read More
Some interesting visitors are popping up at college football camps to get players ready for the upcoming season. One such visitor was former NBA player Derek Anderson who visited the Alabama squad last week. Anderson spoke to the team about persistence and defeating life’s struggles.&... Read More
Before a lot of the modern greats of basketball that became household names, there was Oscar Robertson. Those at Indiana State will get a chance to learn from the tremendous life journey “The Big O” has traveled on September 14th. Robertson is the first speaker in ISU’s 20... Read More
Those attending the 30th anniversary celebration for digital dentistry company Sirona CEREC are in for quite a treat. The organization quickly switched gears to replace one Hall of Fame athlete as keynote speaker with another. When basketball legend Magic Johnson had to pull out,... Read More