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Every four years, top athletes gather to compete in the Summer Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. Both provide a setting for the best athletes in the world to shine while [...]

Jakob Sperry AGE: 12 then, 21 now INVENTION: GyRings WHAT DOES IT DO? 'GyRings is a fidget toy that helps with focus, concentration, and dexterity. It has five spinning rings [...]

At the age of 16, figure skater Alysa Liu already has an impressive collection of medals and trophies as well as several amazing firsts. When she was 13, she mastered [...]

Keeping clean at work can be overrated. There are many different kinds of jobs in the world. At some, getting cranberries in your hair or chimney soot on your arms [...]

At age 18, Jordan Stolz won three gold medals at the 2023 World Speed Skating Championships. 1 YOU EXCEL AT SEVERAL EVENTS. DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE? I think the [...]

Like many kids, these adults have dyslexia. Here are their success stories. Learning to read is easy for some students. But kids with dyslexia have difficulty sounding out words. With [...]

Carter Bonas, age 12, overcame bullying, discovered golf, and started a business. 1 WHAT WAS SCHOOL LIKE? There was a lot of bullying. Because I have autism, I was looked [...]

1 DID YOU SKATE AS A KID? Almost as soon as I could walk, I strapped on a pair of plastic roller skates over my shoes. I rolled up and [...]

1 WHAT'S YOUR JOB LIKE? As a mechanical engineer, I design parts that allow us to explore space with the help of robots. I develop ways we can grab rock [...]

1 WHAT DREW YOU TO TENNIS? When I was four I saw Venus Williams Paying in Wimbledon on TV. I just loved her dress and my parents promised me a [...]

"GyRings is a fidget toy that helps with focus, concentration, and dexterity. In the front, it is a cute and comforting teddy bear that hangs on the IV pole so that the patient does not have to look at the medicine or fluid bag. Then, after a year of managing inventory, sales, and delivery, I licensed GyRings to a toy manufacturer.". [Extracted from the article]

For many athletes from other countries, coming to the United States to play professional sports is a great opportunity. But it comes with challenges. They must leave their families and [...]

TIP: Learn from the team's veteran players. In 2014, University of Oregon quarterback MARCUS MARIOTA won the Heisman Trophy, given to the best college football player in the country. He [...]

What does it take to make it to the top? We asked a few elite athletes to share advice from their own experiences. SIMONE BILES, gymnastics 'When training for a [...]

1 WHEN DID YOU START? I was 11 or so when I began taking pictures of my friends. It was fun, and I got positive reactions. In college, I took [...]

The actor-magician performs illusions that make you ask, 'Did that really happen?' 1 HOW DID YOU GET STARTED? When I was a kid, I loved monsters. I wanted to be [...]

1 AS A CHILD, WHAT DID YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GREW UP? I wanted to be a detective like Nancy Drew. Reading books opened the whole world to [...]

Like many kids, these pros have ADHD. Here's how they succeeded. Many students have trouble sitting quietly. They fiddle with pencils, talk out of turn, and jump to do things [...]

EDITOR'S NOTE: NOTHING NICE CAN BE SAID OF ILLEGAL STEROID USE. THIS ARTICLE IS NO EXCEPTION. PARTS ARE GRAPHIC, AND YOU SHOULD ASK A PARENT OR TRUSTED ADULT TO READ […]

As he strapped on his hockey skates, Willie O'Ree could barely contain his excitement. It was Jan. 18, 1958, and he was wearing the black-and-gold jersey of the Boston Bruins. [...]

As she heads into the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in February, Alysa is focusing on practicing, staying positive, and enjoying her sport. At the age of 16, figure skater Alysa Liu already has an impressive collection of medals and trophies as well as several amazing firsts. FIGURE SKATE The long blade helps skaters glide and carve perfect arcs. [Extracted from the article]

On a bright, warm day in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, eight athletes from six countries sprint toward the finish line. The date is September 11, 2016, and they are competing [...]

The crowd stirs as 16-year-old gymnast Simone Biles mounts the balance beam at the 2013 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Belgium. The beam is 4 feet high, 16 feet 5 [...]

More than 53,000 soccer fans, waving flags and banners, fill BC Place stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia. They await the start of the 2015 Women's World Cup final between Japan [...]

Halfway through the women's slalom event at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, 18-year-old Mikaela Shiffrin held a commanding lead over the greatest women's slalom skiers in the [...]

Many athletes can light up the scoreboard with one mighty swing of the bat or a long, arcing three-pointer.; But it takes a special kind of athlete to light up [...]

Jordan Stolz, an 18-year-old speed skater, won three gold medals at the 2023 World Speed Skating Championships. In an interview, Stolz reveals that his favorite event is the 1000-meter race because he excels at holding his speed in the second lap. He was inspired to start speed skating after watching Apolo Ohno race in the Winter Olympics when he was five years old. Stolz credits his sense of balance, improved through the use of a slide board, as an important tool for learning speed skating. He reaches speeds of about 38 miles per hour while racing and aims to win gold medals at the Olympic Winter Games and break world records. Stolz trains 17-20 hours a week, focusing on cycling to strengthen the muscles used in skating. [Extracted from the article]

JEREMY LIN is the first American-born player of Taiwanese or Chinese descent to play basketball in the NBA. A graduate of Harvard University, Lin is currently a point guard for [...]

London 2012 Olympic Games, women's 400 meters: The starter's pistol fires and the racers are off. American wheelchair racer Tatyana McFadden powers to the front, arms pumping up and down [...]

On an August morning, three shaggy brown bears stand knee-deep in the roaring rapids. The bears stare downstream at salmon flinging their bodies through the air. The fish are fighting [...]

Willie O'Ree made hockey history. Like a general inspecting his troops, Willie O'Ree glides between skaters at a Detroit, Michigan, hockey clinic. "There is no substitute for hard work," he […]

I lead a team of scientists, technicians, and others to carry out missions. Now I am asking questions about the rocks on Mars! We're currently preparing a mission to Mars, so I meet with scientists to figure out how we can get rocks from Mars back to Earth to study them. [Extracted from the article]

Rebecca Lobo had a dream most people thought would never come true. With two defenders covering her every move, Rebecca Lobo calls for the ball. Twelve feet from the basket […]

It sometimes seems that the athletes we watch on TV effortlessly sink the three-pointer that wins the game or swim the perfect race. It's hard to remember that things don't [...]

Four athletes give us the inside scoop on how they communicate with their coaches and teammates during a game. If you are a sports fan, you have probably watched the [...]

In honor of Father's Day, Six athletes told us what words of wisdom their dads offered them when they were kids. Cyclist Taylor Phinney's dad is Olympic bronze medal-winning cyclist [...]

Growing up in North Brunswick, New Jersey, Tim Howard could never have imagined that he would make his living knocking shots away from the nets on soccer fields around the [...]

We celebrate moms on Mother's Day, but we learn from them every day of the year. We asked some top athletes how their mothers influenced them. Here's what they said. [...]

The clock is winding down, and your team trails by one. Your heart pounds like the bass drum in a marching band. Your palms are sweaty, and your mind is [...]

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning knows a thing or two about throwing a football. Manning is the only quarterback in the history of the National Football League to throw for [...]

The crowd in R.F.K. Stadium anxiously scans the sideline. As Washington's D.C. United soccer team takes on the Chicago Fire, excited fans are looking for Freddy Adu (uh-DOO). "Where's Freddy?" […]

Have you ever had a hard time because you are small? It happens sometimes in sports. In many sports, coaches and spectators often think that the bigger you are, the [...]

Mary Shelley bends over her latest creation. With her left hand, she digs a chisel into the woodcarving while gently tapping the handle of the tool with a padded mallet. […]

The word hero means different things to different people. For some, it's the fire fighter who enters a burning building to save lives. For others, it's the baseball player who […]

Have you ever watched an athlete face a disappointing decision by an official yet remain calm and continue to play with enthusiasm? It isn't easy to keep one's temper during […]

Perhaps you play only a few innings in your Little League games, or maybe your basketball coach lets you into the games for only a few minutes at a time. […]

Mia Hamm may be the best soccer player in the world. She has scored more goals than anyone else. But it doesn't matter to her how many times she scores, […]

How do top athletes handle defeat and disappointment? In many cases, an athlete can turn to his or her teammates for support and encouragement. But in some sports, the performer […]

On a hot July afternoon in 1999, with more than forty million television viewers watching, USA midfielder Brandi Chastain drilled a kick past the diving goalie on the Chinese national […]