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Arunima Sinha Lost Her Leg on a Railway Track. Two Years Later She Stood on Top of Everest.

On the night of April 12, 2011, a 24-year-old national volleyball player lay bleeding on a railway track between Lucknow...

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From Crying in His Room to Six NBA Championships: The Real Michael Jordan Story.

In 1978, a 15-year-old boy at Laney High School in Wilmington, North Carolina, walked up to a notice board after...

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Athletes

Lionel Messi’s First Contract Was Signed on a Napkin. The Rest Is History.

What would you do if the thing you loved most was being taken away — not because of lack of...

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Entrepreneurs

Chris Gardner Was Homeless With a Toddler, Sleeping in a Train Station Bathroom. Then He Built a Multi-Million Dollar Brokerage Firm.

Picture this: it’s 1981. You’re in San Francisco. You have no money, no apartment, and a two-year-old son. Every night,...

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Eric Thomas Was a Homeless High School Dropout. LeBron James Credits Him for Winning the 2012 NBA Championship.

At 16, Eric Thomas had a violent argument with his family and walked out the door. He didn’t go to...

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Entrepreneurs

Payal Nanjiani Got 17 Publisher Rejections. One Email Said Nobody Would Buy a Book by an Indian-American Woman. She Published Anyway.

What do you do when a publisher tells you — in writing — that no one will read your book...

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Entrepreneurs

Jyothi Reddy Earned ₹5 a Day in a Rice Field. Today She Runs a Multi-Million Dollar IT Company in the US.

In 1989, a 19-year-old woman stood at the edge of a 200-foot deep well in rural Telangana, India. She was...

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Artists

Amitabh Bachchan Was Rejected for His Voice. That Voice Now Belongs to a Billion People.

Imagine being told your greatest strength is actually your biggest problem. That’s exactly what happened to Amitabh Bachchan. The deep,...

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Artists

Michael Jackson: The King of Pop Who Was Never Allowed to Be a Child

What does it cost to become the greatest entertainer the world has ever seen? For Michael Jackson, the answer is...

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Artists

He Sold His Dog for $50. Then He Said No to $350,000. This Is the Real Sylvester Stallone Story.

What would you do if you had $106 in your bank account, no home, no car, and someone offered you...

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Artists

Life Story of Shah Rukh Khan: The Man Who Refused to Stop

Picture this. Delhi, 1991. A 25-year-old sits in a rented apartment surrounded by the remnants of a life that has...

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