Florida State’s Travis Rudolph Makes a New Friend
A college football player makes a young man’s day—and warms the heart of the boy’s mother—when he joins him for lunch in a middle school cafeteria.
Inspiring sports stories are about so much more than winning a game. The best sports stories highlight courage, teamwork, perseverance, and resilience. When undertaken with grace, humility, and skill, sports can be a source of uplift and joy.
A college football player makes a young man’s day—and warms the heart of the boy’s mother—when he joins him for lunch in a middle school cafeteria.
From Olympic firsts to marriage proposals, here are 4 inspiring observations from a Guideposts staffer at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics.
In this story from June 1977, former Olympic gymnast Cathy Rigby shares how a lesson her mother taught her helped her deal with the vicissitudes of athletics—and of life.
With one Olympic gold medal already under her belt, Shields is ready to make history at Rio. She shares why boxing makes her happy and how it has strengthened her faith.
When a Guideposts staffer voluteered at the Olympics, she thought her work might keep her from seeing the Opening Ceremony. Discover what she saw behind the scenes.
For the first time in history, the Olympics will have a team of refugees. Here’s their inspiring story.
The youngest member of the U.S. women’s gymnastic squad talks overcoming injury and becoming a role model.
The gold-medal athlete shares how finding faith helped him gain perspective on life and his sport.
Joanna Kovacs was mother, father and even coach to her shot-putting son, Joe. And now that he’s made the U.S. Olympics squad, she’ll be cheering him on from the stands in Rio de Janeiro.
The Olympian shares her dreams for Rio and how her husband introduced her to the sport.
The U.S. gymnast, whose mother and stepfather fled Cuba, talks about the sacrifices his family made in order for him to fulfill his Olympic dream.
Joanna Kovacs’ son, Joe, will be throwing the shot put for the U.S. in the 2016 Olympic Games. As an athlete and a single mom, Joanna was mother, father and even coach to Joe throughout his accomplished career.