A collection of twelve profiles of athletes who have faced challenges that they have overcome through their own courage.

Muhammad Ali "The Greatest" -- Lance Armstrong "Captain Courageous" -- Kerri Strug "Standing tall" -- Junko Tabei "No mountain too high" -- Junius Kellogg "Blowing the whistle" -- Jim Abbott "Beating the odds" -- Janet Guthrie "Fast Lane Lady" -- Jackie Robinson "The first" -- Gail Devers "Golden girl" -- Curt Flood "A flood tide" -- Rocky Bleier "Man on a mission" -- Ekaterina Gordeeva "Skating for Sergei"