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As UCLA gears up for the national championship, Lauren Betts’ mom leaves her daughter a special message.

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There is no place like the Bay Area, and, for Gary Payton II, it’s home: “This place isn’t just somewhere I played. It’s part of how I grew up, how I move, how I see the world. It shaped me early.”

Gary Payton II
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For everyone who is a part of Arsenal W.F.C. captain Kim Little’s journey, she wrote this for you: “When I do that now, what I see most clearly isn’t really a goal or a match or a trophy. It’s people.”

Kim Little

Ernie Clement has a few things to say before the Toronto Blue Jays season opener: “Baseball is my favorite thing in the world, man. And I’m so honored I get to play it with the Jays and in Toronto.”

Ernie Clement

Alex Bregman is exactly where he is meant to be: “Make no mistake about it: I’m here to win.”

Alex Bregman

Paul Skenes is proud to represent the U.S.A. at the World Baseball Classic: “This tournament is not about me. It’s not about any of us, really. It’s bigger than any one person. It’s about country.”

Paul Skenes

For Apolo Anton Ohno, success isn’t just about the medal — it’s about the everlasting desire to show up as your best. The morning after he won his first gold medal, all he wanted to do was get back out on the ice again.

Apolo Anton Ohno
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Delanie Walker encourages men to get screened for prostate cancer: “Get that information. Set up a timeline. Take a second and give your doctor a call today. I promise you won’t regret it.” 

Delanie Walker
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On her son’s birthday, Chelsea Gray pens a letter to Lennox: “At the end of the day, I just want what every parent wants — for my child to have a better experience than I had.”

Chelsea Gray

Jalen Williams hears a special voicemail from his parents, Nicole and Ronald Williams.

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Deft on his future: “This year was so special…. I had the most fun of my entire life.” 

Kim “Deft” Hyeok-gyu

Before there was LeagueFits, there was Hakeem “The Dream” Olajuwon. This is the story of how the Houston Rockets legend introduced Steve Francis to cashmere.

Steve Francis

Parisa and Kasra were medal-winning Taekwondo athletes in their homeland of Iran when they were forced to flee.

Kasra Mehdipournejad, Parisa Farshidi

Brittany Collens wants you to stand up for the college athletes who need it: “The NCAA has no moral compass.”

Brittany Collens

Fay was never background noise. He had to choose to grow with me. 

Fahmarr McElrathbey, Ray McElrathbey
Misty Copeland ballet dancer for American Ballet Theatre, one of the three leading classical ballet companies in the United St

The funny thing about ballet is that it’s strikingly similar to being a Black woman in America. 

Misty Copeland

That’s what that place is to me. It’s a house — it’s a structure — but it’s what we did there that really made it special. 

Cameron Jordan