Who Is Wendy Chioji?
Wendy Chioji is an athlete, a cancer survivor, a journalist, a businesswoman, an advocate, and most of all, a really good friend. She’s also the newest member of the Growing Bolder team.
All Sports Stories
Brooks Johnson
Since 1968, legendary track and field coach Brooks Johnson has had at least one athlete in every single Olympic Games. And his streak may continue in 2012. He offers tips for anyone, no matter their talents, looking to live up to their potential in life.
Dan Buettner
Explorer Dan Buettner is one of the world’s leading experts on the longevity habits of some of the healthiest people on Earth. Now, he’s sharing what’s he’s learned about the happiest people in the world.
Adolph Hoffman
He’s 87 years old, still hits the diamond regularly and he’s going for a world record in pole vaulting at the 2011 Senior Olympics. Listen to this interview and you’ll change the way you think about what’s possible later in life.
Tom Willis
He was born with no arms and no hands, but Tom Willis has never been satisfied with the hand in life he was dealt. He’s now on a mission to throw out the first pitch at every Major League Baseball park.
Roz Savage
Eco-warrior Roz Savage is back from her solo boat trips across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, and she’s launching a new project that helps all of us do one good green deed every day.
How World Records Are Broken
Motivated by the stories we do every week, GB CEO Marc Middleton got back in the pool for the first time in 35 years. He joined Rowdy Gaines Blu Frog Masters Team, and now, the Froggers have something to croak about.
Sister Madonna Buder
She’s been called the Iron Nun and the Nun on the Run, but Sister Madonna Buder says there’s one title that she’s really proud of — the oldest woman ever to complete an Ironman triathlon.
Creating a Life of Exquisite Harmony
Elizabeth St. Hilaire Nelson’s artwork is bright, cheerful, and whimsical. It consists of pieces of paper ripped apart and then reassembled into something more beautiful and more profound, much like the artist herself.
Donald Pellman
World records are made to be broken, but the track and field world is still buzzing over 95-year-old Donald Pellman’s recent smashing of his own record in the high jump.
Don Healy
Just five years ago, Don Healy was a 60-year-old couch potato who’d never exercised in his life. Now, he has reached the top of the world — with an artificial hip.
A Leaping Legend Named Lew
Lew Sanborn is the holder of parachute license D-1, still skydives across the country and he’s 80 years old! See why taking 12,000 foot plunges are his fountain of youth!