Champions

“Champions: 15 Inspiring Comeback Stories from Sports and Life” recounts the true stories of top-tier competitors whose greatest victories came against the fiercest of all opponents: life. From Victoria Arlen, a swimmer who came out of a coma to set a world record; to Bob Love, a busboy who fought his way back to the pro basketball ranks; to Kyle Schwarber who started out the Cubs’ 2016 season with a torn ACL and finished with a World Series Championship; these and a dozen other athletes will inspire you to overcome your own obstacles on the field and off as you pursue your dreams.

Sports Stars Featured in “Champions”

Marv Levy – National Football League Hall of Fame coach

Bob Love - Former all-time leading Chicago Bulls player; current Bulls' Director of Community Affairs

Fergie Jenkins - Major League Baseball Hall of Fame member

Victoria Arlen - ESPN on-air personality; model; gold and silver medalist; current “Dancing with the Stars” competitor

Scott Touzinsky - 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist (volleyball)

Barry Lyons - Member of the 1986 World Series Champions New York Mets team

Ed Hearn - Member of the 1986 World Series Champions New York Mets team

Chris Krug – Built the iconic Field of Dreams, which inspired a movie

Thomas Henderson - Super Bowl XII champion; Pro Bowl player, known as “Mr. Hollywood” during his years with the Dallas Cowboys

Imani McGee-Stafford - Olympic gold medalist in women’s basketball

Kyle Schwarber - Member of the 2016 World Series Champions Chicago Cubs team

Tom Gamboa – Coached both professional level baseball in the United States and overseas, managing Team Israel at the 2017 World Baseball Classic

Rich Hill – Pitched in the 2017 World Series for the Los Angeles Dodgers; American League Pitcher of the Month in May 2016 and July 2017.

Moran Samuel – Won several Olympic medals for rowing representing Israel

Casey McGehee - National League Comeback Player of the Year in 2014

Mark Prior - 2003 Baseball All-Star

Dr. Richard Lehman - Member of the St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame and the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame; serves as medical director of the U.S Center for Sports Medicine; pioneered articular cartilage reconstruction procedure