Photo courtesy of Eric Newby By Alison Ryan Don’t let the wheelchair fool you: Eric Newby is a hardcore rugby player. “Smashing Stereotypes One Hit at a Time,” is the main message for players in the United States Quad Rugby Association. It’s not your traditional rugby game, oh no. Newby plays a version originally named “murderball” for its [...]
(Photo courtesy of Ellen Gallant) Training is never useless. Making the deliberate decision to get stronger by enduring temporary pain usually weaves in perfectly with the tapestry of our lives, and sets us up for pursuing worthy thoughts and quests. That's especially true for Utah-based cardiologist and big mountain climber Ellen Gallant, who just happened to be at [...]
Photo courtesy of Chris Bombardier By Alison Ryan “Whatever your excuse is, it’s time to stop believing it.” These are the greeting words on Chris Bombardier’s blog, Adventures of a Hemophiliac. It is also the message he is sharing around the world, one summit at a time. In 2011, when his job at a hemophiliac treatment center in [...]
May was a fun month for Purpose2Play. A story on P2P contributor Brittany Alvarado, a former college field hockey player who played through and overcame thyroid cancer, took the number one spot. We also got to know Ashlyn Harris of the U.S. Women's National Team much better as she aims not only to stop balls from entering the net as [...]
Photo courtesy of Momentous Institute By Patti Putnicki When you think of sports sponsorships, you probably think of a big company writing a big check in exchange for naming rights, athlete appearances and a litany of “you will-we wills” negotiated into the contract. And all of that is true. It’s one of those rare times in sports [...]
By Patti Putnicki Brian Boylan remembers the first time he met Kelly Kraft on the driving range of Oakmont Country Club in Corinth, Texas, 10 years ago. Kraft, who was 16 at the time, was hanging out, hitting balls and looking for a game with “the old guys.” “Even then, he could beat the tar out of anyone he played,” Boylan [...]
Photo courtesy of Sam Fox By Kim Constantinesco Exploration magnifies the human experience. There's no doubt about it. What Sam Fox, 27, is about to embark on, however, may put NASA-like rockets not only on his human experience, but on the experience of those living with Parkinson's disease. Starting on June 2, Fox will be cycling the [...]
Jordan Spieth swings as Harrison Frazar talks about balance at the 2015 AT&T Byron Nelson By Patti Putnicki There are great golfers, and there are great people. Sometimes, if you’re lucky, you come in contact with those who are off-the-charts “both.” Such is the case of PGA Boy Wonder Jordan Spieth and down-to-earth Texas favorite and 18-year [...]
By Patti Putnicki You’d be hard-pressed to find one person in the city of Dallas who hasn’t been to—or at least heard of—the AT&T Byron Nelson. To some, this legendary golf tournament is a place to see an A-list of PGA tour talent, many here to pay homage to the gone-but-never-forgotten tournament namesake. The golf is consistently great, and the [...]
Photo courtesy of Chad Hedrick By Laurie Lattimore-Volkmann If you looked at your whole life up to this single present moment, and considered all you had worked for and all you stood for to be on the line over the next six minutes, you’d likely have a mental breakdown. But maybe you’d win an Olympic gold medal. [...]