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The Athlete Outreach Project is an both an online repository of inspirational stories and life-resources provided by Olympic and professional athletes and also an organization that strives to share hope and inspiration. Our athletes' life-stories demonstrate how adversity and hard times can turn us into champions, no matter what.

Stories of Champions

At The Athlete Outreach Project you will find audio, video and written stories from Olympic, professional and collegiate athletes from around the world. These athletes have shared what personal challenges they have faced and overcome and give words of encouragement for your own obstacles.

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You're Not Alone

23 million Americans battle addiction. 8 million have eating disorders. In the next 24 hours, 3,506 Teens will run away. Half of American children see their parents divorce. 4 in 10 Americans struggle to pay the bills. We all face challenges, but we are here to remind you that there is always hope.

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Share Hope

You can take part in the Athlete Outreach Project by sharing your messages of hope to those who come here. From a favorite quote to your own words of encouragement, help make a difference in the world by sharing your thoughts.

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Send Hope

You can send encouragement by emailing one of our Athlete Project eCards to your friends and loved ones. Full of inspirational quotes and sweet athlete pictures, these eCards are designed to bring hope and encouragement to their recipients.

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Founder, Coach & Bobsled Pilot

Meet Jeremy Holm: Founder of The Athlete Outreach Project, veteran bobsled pilot, head coach for the National Adaptive Sliding Sports Association, writer, business owner, speaker, and producer. He's managed to do all this while facing the challenges of anxiety and depression in the only way he knows how: like a champion.

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Welcome to the Athlete Outreach Project

The Athlete Outreach Project is website where athletes have joined together to share their personal stories of triumphing over life's challenges. Our goal is to increase awareness and support for those struggling with adversity and provide inspiration, motivation, and education to support those individuals and their family and friends. By sharing our stories, we desire to show you that there is always hope.

Within this site you will find enriching and inspiring stories that have been shared by some of the biggest names in sport history. As you read, listen or watch these stories, it is our desire that you will walk away with a deeper understanding that all of us face hard times, but that those hard times never have to win. We all love stories about the underdog who came back from defeat and triumphed. When life seems overwhelming, those are the moments when we must stand on our feet and stare adversity right in the face. Being a champion isn't always about winning;  its about never giving up.
 

About The Project - Championing Hope



"WHAT DO YOU DO?"

When you mention you're an athlete people often ask: "What do you do?" The question is simple enough in meaning. "What sport do you participate in?" For the competitors out there, however, no matter your sport, we ask that question as a challenge.

"You're an athlete. What do you do with that?" Athletes, what are we doing with our influence, personality and energy? What do we do to make the world a better place because of who we are and what we do in it?

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Kerri Strug: A Leap of Faith Landed in Gold

Written by Jeremy Holm
Tuesday, 15 May 2012 04:50
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Kerri Strug, a Heart of GoldKerri Strug, a Heart of GoldWow, it has been far too long since my last post, but good things come to those who wait...or put it all on the line in front of the world at the Olympics for their teammates.

Just ask 2x Olympic gymnast Kerri Strug. Wait...you don't know who Kerri Strug is? What rock have you been living under?!

Born Kerri Allison Strug in Tuscon, Arizona, U.S.A., Strug began competing in gymnastics when she was 8 years old (an age at which my life basically revolved around G.I. Joe, cartoons and little league soccer). Kerri spent over a decade with coach Jim Gault before making the first great leap in her career. In 1991 Strugg began training with legendary Romanian coach Béla Károlyi (you know, the guy who also trained Nadia Commaneci, maybe you've heard of her?). The move came at an opportune time for young Strugg as she also joined the U.S. National Team. Sure, I'm skipping a lot of the details, but I want to get to the good stuff. Like the fact that in 1992, at age 14 Strugg won a team bronze medal at the Barcelona Summer Games. Did I mention that she was the youngest member of the entire U.S. delegation to Spain? I wonder if she got carded a lot...

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 15 May 2012 05:24
 

Overwhelmed by Life? - There is Always Hope

You're Not AloneYou're Not AloneAre you feeling the pressures of life right now? We want you to know that you're not alone and it is not hopeless. We've been there, too. Our athletes have experienced just about every curveball life can throw from cancer to financial struggles; career-altering accidents to difficult family life; addictions to depression, we understand.

And we're here to tell you the truth: there is always hope.

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