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An emotional speech inspires the protagonists. [5] Near the end of the movie it will seem that the protagonist's team has no chance of winning, but they quickly bounce back with little time left. The protagonist's team makes a valiant comeback effort only to fall just short at the last second (Puck hits the post, shot rims out, etc.).
Hester then channeled legendary college basketball coach Jim Valvano's famous "never give up, don't ever give up" speech at the 1993 ESPY Awards only months before he died of cancer.
He is widely regarded as one of the greatest baseball players of all time. Gehrig was an All-Star seven consecutive times, [2] a Triple Crown winner once, [3] an American League (AL) Most Valuable Player twice [3] and a member of six World Series champion teams. He had a career .340 batting average, .632 slugging average and a .447 on-base average.
1964: "Bodies upon the gears" speech by American activist and a key member in the Berkeley Free Speech Movement, Mario Savio. 1965: The American Promise by U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson, urging the United States Congress to pass a voting rights act prohibiting discrimination in voting on account of race and color in wake of the Bloody Sunday.
The 2012 ceremony was the second time the Queen had opened an Olympic Games, the first being the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal in her capacity as Queen of Canada. It was also the first time any individual had opened a Summer Olympics twice (two more Olympiads had been opened on her behalf, with a further two Winter Games opened on her behalf).
Brady, the most famous NFL player out of eight on the list, came in at No. 21, proving that American football still has a ways to go. The NBA's growing global popularity is apparent, with 13 ...
Get your tissues ready. Brendan Fraser gave one of the most emotional speeches of his career as he accepted Best Actor at the 2023 Academy Awards on March 12. Brendan won for his role in The Whale ...
The opening ceremony of the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 23 July 2021 at Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, [3] and was formally opened by Emperor Naruhito. [4] As mandated by the Olympic Charter, the proceedings combined the formal and ceremonial opening of this international sporting event, including welcoming speeches, hoisting of the flags and the parade of athletes, with an artistic ...