Hannah Kearney’s Early Start on the Slopes
Gold medalist Hannah Kearney recalls how she became a champion mogul skier.
Stories About Sports
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.
Kevin Durant’s Greatest Inspiration: His Mother
By Kevin Durant7 min read
Kevin Durant was just named the NBA’s MVP. Guess whom he credits his career to and calls his greatest coach.
Ralph Branca on the Quiet Strength of Jackie Robinson
By Ralph Branca7 min read
Everywhere they traveled, it was the same. The beanballs. The racial slurs. Could Jackie Robinson resist the urge to fight back?
Gabby Douglas: The Gift of God’s Word
By Gabby Douglas2 min read
Meet this Olympic champion’s most important coach.
Guideposts Classics: Mickey Mantle Honors His Father
By Mickey Mantle8 min read
In this story from September 1953, Hall-of-Fame slugger Mickey Mantle shares the life lessons he learned from his dad.
The Many Sides to Branch Rickey
By Len LeSourd5 min read
This June 1954 profile explores the role of faith in the life and baseball career of Branch Rickey.
Guideposts Classics: Branch Rickey on Achieving Success
By Branch Rickey7 min read
In this 1954 story, legendary baseball man Branch Rickey names qualities that contribute to success—in sports, business and life.
Adam Greenberg’s Inspiring Comeback
By Adam Greenberg8 min read
In 2005, he was hit in the head with a 92-mile-per-hour fastball in his first Major League at-bat. He was determined it wouldn’t be his last.
Steroids Lie
By Edward Grinnan2 min read
If everyone was cheating, is it still cheating? Do I feel betrayed that I put Lance Armstrong on the cover?
5 Sports Rules (for the Weekend)
By Edward Grinnan3 min read
I have learned as a sports watcher that there are certain basic rules of behavior to which I must adhere…
Curiosity Goes for the Gold
By Edward Grinnan3 min read
It might get us in trouble, but curiosity also leads us to great things—whose faith isn’t animated by a curiosity to know God’s will?
The Olympics’ Inspiring True Stories
By Edward Grinnan1 min read
I’m looking forward to learning about inspiring athletes from other countries. What about you?
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