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The attention of football fans across the nation in 2004 was drawn to Alexis Serna during his freshman year in the game with #3 ranked Louisiana State when he missed three extra point attempts that could have won the game for the unranked Beavers. The emotional moment was caught by a photographer that showed Alexis throwing off his helmet in frustration.
Hundreds of letters poured in for Alexis Serna to encourage and inspire him to keep going. The most powerful came from 12-year-old Austin Pierce, a boy from Spokane, Washington recovering …
Winners Against The Odds »
In 1984, a brain tumor threatened to end not only Zel Brook’s love of running but life itself. If she chose surgery to maybe save her life and remove the tumor, it could instead easily end in death, paralysis, blindness or stroke. Zel Brooks refused to give up. She chose surgery and began a journey of persistence and determination.
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