GB Items Related to Tag - champion
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Iris Davis Competition64-year-old Iris Davis is a champion bodybuilder and now helps others reach their fitness goals.
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Iris Davis Pairs Competition64-year-old Iris Davis is a champion bodybuilder and now helps others reach their fitness goals.
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Iris Davis 2001 Competition64-year-old Iris Davis is a champion bodybuilder and now helps others reach their fitness goals.
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Mack BranhamMack Branham says he's just a man with a hobby. That hobby has netted him find national championships, four world championships and slew of records along the way.
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Doug HoylmanDoug "The Iceman" Hoylman is one of the country's best crossword puzzle solvers.
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Ned OverendFifty-one-year-old Ned Overend is the Michael Jordan of mountain biking. At age 52 he's world class and still whippin' the whippersnappers.
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Olympic Champion Michael Phelps ImagesJust before midnight on Thursday, August 21st – Pat Narciso came across an anonymous internet message board. One of the topics on this message board, started by anonymous user, contained a simple image of the Olympic Champion Michael Phelps, and the...
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Charley FrenchYou would think a four-time world age group triathlon champion would have trained at an early age, but Charley French started at the age of 56.
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Best Of The Rest - Get Fit!Next time you think you're too old for something, think of Ed Cole. Eight years ago, he began working out to lose weight. Last year, at the age of 71 he entered his first bodybuilding contest. Now, he's a 5'5", 155 pound champ.
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Philippa RaschkerShe's the greatest female athlete in the world over the age of 60, and some say she may be the greatest female athlete of all time.
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Jane DulieuWhen a brain tumor left her barely able to walk, Villages resident Jane Dulieu discovered her water legs.
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Lucy DettmerLucy Dettmer is such a great tennis player; she receives free rackets, strings and shoes from a corporate sponsor. The 86-year-old Masters Tennis has even played against Regis Philbin.
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Fran HarrisFran Harris has been called a combination of Oprah and Tony Robbins.
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Doping Ban UpheldThe yellow jersey has officially been revoked. The Court of Arbitration for Sport has upheld a decision made after the 2006 Tour de France which stripped Floyd Landis of his title.
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Terry RoachAmazingly, senior athlete Terry Roach turned her major injuries into inspiration for competing. She's a walking medical miracle that has overcome the worst to become the best.
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Sue WalshA woman who dominated the collegiate swimming world 25 years ago is back and better than ever.
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Who's The Greatest Ever?If you're looking for inspiration to get off the couch – look no further. GrowingBolder.com has the world's greatest collection of interviews with amazing Masters Athletes. But who is the best over-40 athlete of all time?
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Out of a Coma, Back on TrackWorld Masters Track Champion Sumi Onodera-Leonard, 76, has overcome a devastating car wreck to get back in the game.
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McCain's VP Selection and Obama's Acceptance SpeechEverywhere you look -- people are Growing Bolder! And the political world is reeling because this just in: John McCain has selected the person who will be by his side for the 2008 presidential race. Meet Sarah Palin, the GOP candidate for vice...
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The Olympic Age MovementDara Torres gets the most publicity and deservedly so. She's setting American records in a sport dominated by Americans. Young Americans. But she's hardly alone in this Olympic age movement.
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Grandpa BellThese days, one of the top athletes in the Bell Athletics training center is Earl's Father, Dr. William "Papa" Bell. Last year at the U.S. Masters Championships in Boston, Papa Bell put on one of the most dominating performances in sports history.
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Masters Sport StarsOlder is bolder. Check out our interviews with many of the top masters athletes in the world. These men and women are having the best times of their lives as they turn in the best times of their lives.
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Broken Neck to Broken RecordCycling stud Sandy Scott is a wildman on wheels. Just two years after breaking his neck, he's not only back on his bike, he's shattering records and eating up competitors.
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Update -- No Surgery for ShieldsGordy Shields, who at the age of 90 is one of the boldest of all the members of Growing Bolder, was forced to postpone surgery for a back problem that's been plaguing him for over a decade.
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Cancer SurvivorsA cancer diagnosis can be devastating but beating cancer is becoming commonplace. Check out Growing Bolder's library of interviews with men and women who not only beat cancer but emerged from the battle better than ever.
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Senator Ted Kennedy's BattleIn May of 2008, after suffering a seizure, doctors diagnosed Senator Ted Kennedy with a malignant brain tumor.
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What Is Your Dream?
Growing Bolder asks leaders, thinkers, writers, life coaches, entertainers and role models to weigh in on issues affecting our lives.
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What is the best gift you've ever received and what made it so special?
Each week, Growing Bolder asks top leaders, thinkers, writers, life coaches, entertainers and role models to weigh in on issues affecting our lives.
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What Moment Changed Your Life Forever?
Growing Bolder asks leaders, thinkers, writers, life coaches, entertainers and role models to weigh in on issues affecting our lives.
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What Motivated You To Pursue Your Course In Life?
Each week, Growing Bolder will ask top leaders, thinkers, writers, life coaches, entertainers and role models to weigh in on issues affecting your life.
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Olympic Breakfast of ChampionsIt's only a matter of time till we see Michael Phelps and Dara Torres in TV commercials. Olympic stars have been cashing in since Bob Richards became the first athlete ever on the front of a box of Wheaties. Watch this spot from the '60s.
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The Natural: Dr. Dot RichardsonWe recently stopped to see GB member Dr. Dot Richardson in her office, but she wasn't there. The receptionist said Dot had skipped lunch to run over to a nearby softball field; when we got there, we saw another example of what makes Dot unique.
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Fan Benno-CarisShe's not a runner and she's not a walker – Fan Benno-Caris is right in between. She's been race walking for almost 20 years and she's not slowing down anytime soon.
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Margery MeyerA woman who didn't even start swimming until her mid-60s is now lapping up the competition, earning four No. 1 rankings.
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Al OerterJust before his death, GB talked to one of the greatest Olympic champions in history who found a second career as a successful abstract artist.
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Roy PirrungOn his 32nd birthday, Roy Pirrung started running to lose weight and quit smoking. Nearly 30 years later, he's still running and shattering world records.