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A Real Ironman

Posted by: lifestory in Disabilities on May 15, 2010

Tagged in: trauma , suffering , racing , professionals , overcomer , motivation , hope , depression , anger , addiction , accident

Scott Rigsby is a real Ironman, as a double amputee, and a world record holder for numerous achievements such as a double below-the-knee amputee in the Full Marathon, Half Ironman, Ironman Distance Triathlon and International Distance Triathlon, and earning a spot on the 2006 USA Triathlon Team.

But to win these awards, Rigsby had to endure years of trials and tribulation, struggling with depression, anxiety, addiction, and hopelessness.

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4x Superbowl Coach

Posted by: lifestory in Sports on Jun 14, 2009

Tagged in: racing , Life Story Published , football , coach

by Joe Gibbs

"Joe takes off in the ball game and he drops back. Now when you're that far away from the goal line nobody plays man to man defense. Everybody drops straight back. Well, one lineman went man to man with Joe Washington who we were going to throw the screen pass to and Joe Thiesman goes back and throws the prettiest screen pass in the world to the Raider linebacker who scored that day. Remember I told you I was a pretty smart guy in Washington? The next day in the Washington post I was called a buffoon. That's got to hurt..."

"I'm fifty-two years old and my dad passed away at seventy-two. How much longer do I have? How am I investing my life? What are some of the things that I might be sorry for when it comes to that time when I realize that I don't have much longer to live myself. It's caused me to really think. It's been a good time but a sad time. It's caused me to really evaluate my life. I got to tell you guys, I've wasted some of the years of my life. I think the question becomes what am I going to do with the rest of the years I have."

> Read or Listen to Joe Gibbs’ Life Story

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