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Showing posts with label heartwarming stories. Show all posts
Showing posts with label heartwarming stories. Show all posts
Susan Boyle, a 47 year old, never been kissed, wanna be professional singer sings "I Dreamed a Dream" from the musical "Les Miserables" on Britan's Got Talent.
I've watched a lot of reality TV and I get their format. I watched some of America's Got Talent last summer and understand that 99% of the time, when someone that looks like Susan Boyle steps on the stage, you can expect a series of Xs from the judges followed by harsh comments about a shoddy performance.
Well Susan definitely surprised the judges, audience, and hosts with her performance. Watch Susan Boyle's audition at youtube HERE.
Rick Reilly wrote an article in ESPN the Magazine about a blind designated free throw shooter in a CYO basketball tournament. This is a great inspirational story about Matt Steven and his awesome older brother Joe.
Joe Steven was able to get all the teams and refs of a CYO charity tournament to allow his brother Matt Steven to shoot all of his team's free throws throughout the tournament.
Matt Steven can't see the hoop. But he'll still take the last shot. by Rick Reilly
A few seconds left. The game teeters on these two free throws. The shooter gulps. The packed gym goes silent, save for the tapping of a white cane on the back of the rim. That's right. The shooter's brother is under the hoop, rapping a cane on the rim. That's because the shooter, Matt Steven, is blind.
So why is a blind kid in a competitive CYO game for sighted high schoolers in Upper Darby, Pa.? Because he doesn't like to miss anything -- especially free throws.
Matt, a senior, had been on the St. Laurence CYO team for a year and never played in a game -- never expected to. "He just likes being on the team," says Matt's brother and coach, Joe. Matt shoots free throws every practice, though, making about half. And that's what gave Joe a crazy, unthinkable, wonderful idea.
Before a charity tourney this past February, Joe asked the other teams if Matt could shoot all of St. Laurence's free throws. Amazingly, they agreed. So did the refs. A blind kid was going to be his team's designated shooter. Hey, it's still better than Shaq.
Here's a heartwarming story and video from ImprovEverywhere.com - a little league baseball game is turned into a major league event. All players, coaches, and parents do not know what is happening. They worked with the league commissioner to get the kids' names and access to the field to setup our equipment the morning of the game. The commish was the only one in on it. NBC Sports worked with them and got us the jumbotron and the blimp.
Please feel free to share any inspirational stories that you have. Stories about dedication, sportsmanship, or just feel good stories are definitely wanted.
