Athletes Overcoming Adversity
Check out these athletic success films!
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The Loretta Claiborne Story (2000) - Based on the real-life Special Olympics athlete, this made-for-TV biopic showed audiences everywhere that anything was possilble.(Photo: Courtesy Walt Disney Pictures)
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The Express (2008) - Following the college career of Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy, The Express highlights the discrimination and pressure that he ultimately overcame to become a champion. (Photo: Courtesy Relativity Media)
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The Hurricane (1999) - Inspired by the unfair sentencing of boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, The Hurricane showcases the fight to overturn his conviction. (Photo: Courtesy Universal Pictures)
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The Longshots (2008) - Keke Palmer stars as Jasmine Plummer, a female football player who wants to compete in a tournament usually relegated to males. (Photo: Courtesy Dimension Films)
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Remember the Titans (2000) - A coach at a recently integrated high school football team must contend with his team's own prejudices and overcome racial animosity in order to win.(Photo: Courtesy Jerry Bruckheimer Films)
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