When you're not getting paid to play sports something else has to inspire you. These are 17 reasons why 17 Division-1 football players love to play the game.
Read MoreFrom Super Bowl Champion to High School Student in "When The Game Stands Tall"
AthletesLTD spoke with Marlon Favorite (Super Bowl XLIV Champion, and 2007 BCS National Champion) about his role (Buster Matthews) in the movie "When The Game Stands Tall."
Read MoreRay Rice And The Burden Of Being A Reluctant Role Model
After watching the video of Ray Rice and Janay Palmer I am left with three things to say: as a man, I am disgusted; as a lawyer, I am interested; and as an athlete, I am disappointed.
Read MoreLiving the Dream: The Influence of Parents on their Children's Lives
For as long as I can remember, I have always been a speak-before-I-think type of person. Recently, however, I have discovered the important role that patience plays when developing certain skills and self-discipline...
Read MoreLiving The Dream: Chris May, (South Alabama Jaguars) Explains What He Loves Most About CFB
South Alabama's Chris May tells us why he loves playing college football
Read More*NEW* Academics and Athletics: Intro. to the Scholar Series
Academic success and preparing Student-Athletes with useful life skills that help them in their post-athletic careers is a core value of AthletesLTD which is why we are highlighting the programs that athletic departments provide for their student-athletes. Read about how ALTD is going to make that happen.
Read MoreFall Football Camp in Gifs
Fall Football Camp Varies From School To School But The Experiences Are The Same
Read MoreLiving The Dream: Travaughn Colwell (New Mexico St.) Explains What He Loves Most About CFB
Travaughn explains what he loves most about playing college football. Current and Former Athletes need to read this.
Read MoreLiving The Dream: Ray Stovall (UL-Monroe) - Explains What He Loves Most About CFB
I had the opportunity to attend the Sun Belt Conference's Football Media Day on July 22, 2014. During the interviews with the leagues' elite players I asked one question: "What is your favorite part about playing college football?"
Read MoreThrowBack: Pursuit of An Olympic Dream: Part 2, Ana Tuiaea-Ruud
Once word got out that Samoa was fielding a team with Samoans from the US our eligibility came into question, and New Zealand become very nervous. New Zealand protested our eligibility to the Oceanic Federation causing a gauntlet of red tape.
Read MoreThrowBack: Pursuit of An Olympic Dream: Part 1, Ana Tuiaea-Ruud
Imagine, it’s 1999 and you are sitting on your couch, watching Days of Our Lives and eating a quesadilla fresh out of the microwave. The phone rings and a man’s voice says, “Hello, would you like to play in the 2000 Summer Olympics?”
Read More#ALTD: My Mission in New Orleans and a Tour of the South
Editor's Note: Here's the update on AthletesLTD.
Living The Dream: My Past Failures Lead to My Future Success, Christie Gordon
Have you ever set out to achieve something new? You find out what it is you want to do, you make up your mind, set the goal, tell the people around you, and you go after it! Exciting, right!? Well, what happens when the next step in the process is failure?
Read MoreGoing Pro: From Football Player to Youth Mentor, Mike Grant Jr.
I didn't begin to hear, "sports isn't everything" until I grew older, at least that's when I paid attention to the actual meaning of it. Growing up. I believe that guidance is vital to a child's mentality towards life and for helping him or her make critical decisions later in life
Read MoreFourth of July Throwback: Shane Austin, QB Cleveland Gladiators
The fourth of July! One of my favorite holidays is Independence Day. It’s nice and hot because it’s summer, the BBQ’s are all firing up, fireworks going off everywhere, and the overall sense of pride and freedom makes you feel real American!
Read MoreBallin' Abroad: How I Became the Best Defensive Tackle in France Pt. 1, James Springfield Jr.
January 28, 2014 is a day I will never forget. That was the day I left Memphis, Tennessee to continue my football career in France. Before I left, I set three goals for myself. The first goal was to be the best Defensive Tackle in France...
Read MoreLiving the Dream: I Am An Athlete Pt. 2, Luka Carfagna
Unlearning my athletic drive was hindering my recovery. I couldn’t accept that my life would be spent curled up in a ball in pain or medicated so heavily that I couldn’t feel anything, not even joy. Then one day, I got fed up with it all, stopped taking my pain medications and anti-depressants...
Read MoreLiving The Dream: I Am An Athlete, Luka Carfagna
In 2005, my collegiate soccer career was drawn to a close when it became clear that I was not healing from back-to-back sustained concussions from the 2004 season. I was heartbroken but it wasn’t my first taste of heartbreak.
Read MoreThrowback: My First NFL Experience, Markee White.
I was a part of the 2006 draft class, the class where Mario Williams overtook the number one pick in the draft from Reggie Bush. The same year I fell from being a projected 6-7th round pick to an undrafted free agent.
Read MoreParalympics: From Cancer at Age 15 to National Championship Contender
After I was diagnosed with bone cancer, a couple months went by before I received more news that would change my mindset forever; I was told that I would never run again. That news was more painful to hear than the diagnosis. I had been a multi-sport athlete my whole life and I could not imagine a life without playing football...
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