Kris Freeman Quote: "I am thrilled to return to the Olympics and very grateful I am able to do so with my diabetes well controlled." In a sport where athletes typically peak in their late twenties, Kris Freeman, at the [...]

Kenny Duckett was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Despite being diagnosed with diabetes in 10t grade, he ignored doctors’ warnings and risked complications to his health to play for his high school's team. Duckett scored 20 touchdowns and over 2000 [...]

When Pittsburgh Steelers’ offensive lineman Kendall Simmons won the 2002 Joe Greene Great Performance Award for being the Steelers “Rookie of the Year,” he felt at the top of his game. Simmons, #73, started in 14 games in that season, [...]

Robert Gino Marella, better known as professional wrestling superstar Gorilla Monsoon, grew up in New York State. Marella displayed an aptitude for wrestling from a young age, as his impressive high school wrestling career demonstrated. During his senior year at [...]

We all know the image of the toothless hockey star with the broken nose, stitches, and quick temper; the player who heedlessly shoves, trips and punches, not caring about the penalties accrued or the time spent in the box. However, [...]

Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 4 and legally blind from complications at 21, Paralympic cyclist Pam Fernandes has been a spring of motivation for many with her inspiring story and sincere words of support. Growing up with five brothers, [...]

Missy Foy is an extremely well-known long distance runner who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 33. Her most outstanding accomplishment was in 2000 when she became the first athlete with diabetes to qualify for Olympic [...]

Since being diagnosed with diabetes in 1997, Steve has become a source of inspiration for many diabetics. Having initially thought his career may be over, Steve sought the guidance of medical experts and went on to win his fifth gold [...]

In 2004, pro snowboarder Sean Busby was on the top of the world. "I was 19, living in Colorado and competing in the U.S. National Snowboard Championships," Busby said. "I had little to worry about, aside from the occasional pimple [...]

A golfer by the age of five, Sherri Turner was born in Greenville, South Carolina. She was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when she was 15 years old, after she was already a junior champion in the golf world. Accustomed [...]

For an athlete, the pressure of the game brings an increase in adrenaline. The heart starts to race, the cold sweats begin to drip, palms become clammy and the body trembles. However, for an athlete with diabetes, these symptoms may [...]

Professional surfer Scott Dunton was hit by a major wave at the age of 16 when he was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Living the typical teen-age life, he had to learn how to take control of this new disease [...]

Coleman began swimming in the eighth grade and continued throughout his high school career. At the University of Pennsylvania, he became captain of the swim team but put swimming on hold after graduating. At the age of 35, Coleman was [...]

Ronald Edward Springs was born on November 4, 1956 in Williamsburg, Virginia. He began his collegiate football career at Coffeyville Community College in 1975 before transferring to Ohio State University the following year. It was there that Springs' skills on [...]

Ron Santo was born on February 25, 1940 in Seattle, Washington. He began his baseball career with the Chicago Cubs on June 26, 1960. He went on to play 15 seasons with the team as an infielder and was selected [...]

Born Walker Smith Jr. on May 3, 1921 in Ailey, Georgia, this determined young boy found a love for boxing and a need for an alias very early on. When his parents moved him to New York, he took interest [...]

Diagnosed with Diabetes Type: 2 Born and raised in Beaufort, South Carolina, Joseph William Frazier had a normal childhood. He began his professional boxing career in 1958 at age 14, training with former middleweight boxer Yank Durham and veteran trainer [...]

Walt Frazier was born on March 29, 1945 in Atlanta, Georgia where he attended Howard High School, and played on both the football and basketball teams. It was here that he learned the game of basketball on the school’s dirt [...]

Charles Wade Wilson was born on February 1, 1959 in Commerce, Texas. It was in this northeast Texas town that he spent the rest of his childhood and teenage years. Wilson attended Commerce High School where he very quickly became [...]

Ty Cobb was born on December 18, 1886 in Narrows, Georgia as the first of three sons. He spent the majority of his childhood in Georgia with his father, who was a schoolteacher, publisher, and senator. His father urged Cobb [...]

Toby Petersen was born on October 27, 1978 in Minneapolis, MN. Petersen attended Colorado College from 1996-2000 where he played for four years on the Tigers ice hockey team. Upon graduating, Petersen was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the [...]

Born in Parkersburg, West Virginia, Walter Barnes was an offensive lineman for the National Football League's Philadelphia Eagles. Barnes attended Parkersburg High School where he began his football career. His team went undefeated and Barnes, due to his large size, [...]

At the height of his cricketing career at the age of 31 Wasim Akram was diagnosed with diabetes. This was in 1997, when he was playing in a test series against the West Indies. Wasim noticed that he was losing [...]