By Kim Constantinesco Lynne Cox, 57, most likely knows her own heartbeat better than anyone else knows theirs. That must be what happens when your head is submerged in water for a good chunk of your life. You really find out what makes you tick. Cox grew up in Los Alamitos, CA and she is the best open water swimmer that [...]
(Brookhaven golf pro Joey Anders instructs Hudson Bercier. Photo courtesy of Kelli McKandless) By Patti Putnicki At first glance, you think you know Joey Anders’ story. You see the effortless golf swing, the beaming smile and the credentials—ranging from being one of Jordan Spieth’s first teachers to being named one of the 50 Top U.S. Kids Instructors in [...]
Photo: Scott McCall/Lax Magazine By Kim Constantinesco Castro David Onen is a man who not only makes history, but endures it as well. The leading scorer for Uganda's national lacrosse team made history Friday in Denver, CO when he became the first African player to ever score a goal in the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World [...]
By Brittany Alvarado If happiness is in fact "when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony" as Mahatma Ghandi proclaimed, then also consider happiness a huge risk that's worth taking. It takes someone strong, courageous, and willing to make the choice to be happy. Perhaps no one in professional sports lives this better than Boston [...]
(Edward and his grandfather, Ardash, work together almost daily. Photo courtesy of Edward Majian) By Kim Constantinesco There's an angelic quality and mystifying attraction to behind-the-scenes work. It's almost fitting then that the founder and president of Union City, New Jersey based SARTONK, the originator of the modern boxing belt, is a magician. Edward Majian's sleight of [...]
Chris Robbie runs with the Colorado foothills in the background. Photo courtesy of Chris Robbie By Kim Constantinesco June was a great month for Purpose 2 Play. It was full of stories rich in intention, genuineness, and strength. Here are our top five stories from June based on number of pageviews. We've also included a favorite quote from [...]
By Brittany Alvarado When thinking about the responsibilities of a 10-year-old, what comes to mind? Certainly not being a caregiver for a parent. In an ideal world, it should be the other way around. Quai (pronounced Kway) Jefferson didn't mind that he was the exception. When Quai was just 6-years-old, his mother, Vaida, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. By the age of 10, [...]
(Photo courtesy of Chris Robbie) Two weeks. It doesn't sound like a significant amount of time, but for Chris Robbie, 24, it was the quality, not the quantity of those weeks that made all the difference. Robbie spent two weeks in Uganda in 2012. On the plane ride back to the United States, the Longmont, Colorado native redirected [...]
Photo courtesy of Ruth Riley By Kim Constantinesco Olympic gold medalist and former WNBA star Ruth Riley grew up in rural Indiana. Basketball is a way of life there, and if you need visual confirmation, drive down any road and you're guaranteed to see just as many basketball hoops attached to barns as there are haystacks. The [...]
(Photo courtesy of Darryl Cloud) Step by step, road after road, Darryl Cloud has gotten used to the surface underneath his feet changing. The Ohio native who joined the Marines at the ripe age of 17 has repurposed himself time and time again to continue living a life that’s synonymous with selflessness. Fundraising marathons, soul-testing triathlons, early morning [...]