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It’s time for your weekly shot of inspiration! Inspiring stories are all around us. It could be a stand up comic with Cerebral Palsy or a nerdy guy dancing his way around the world. Maybe it’s the unifying power of music or intergalactic robots doing battle. It can even be a rousing speech like this.

Listen, I know Braveheart is just a movie, but a scene like that makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. It’s great! I can’t sit still after something watching it, but what about you? What gets your blood pumping?

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Alright nerds, listen up. Are you sluggish? Can’t drag yourself to the gym lately? Ate something you shouldn’t have. Or just feeling lazy? Well, fire up your geek radar, time to get inspired! If an evil horde threatened your home world, what would you do? Cower in fear? No. King Aragorn wants you to fight!

I know, I know. This is totally dorky, but millions of people get charged up over the Rocky movies, so why not the Lord of the Rings too. Whatever it takes! Like me, I’m a huge music fan. Blasting heavy metal or great classic rock gets me going and helps me knock out the extra mile. What works for you?

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Philadelphia Phillies short stop Jimmy Rollins is a stud—he once helped me win a fantasy baseball championship—but he’s also a good dude. In this installment of ESPN’s My Wish, he shows 17 year old cancer survivor Shaquille Jacobs how to be a big league baseball player:

Listen, this blog is all about diet and health and spreading Dr. Fuhrman’s message. And sure, we can inspire you by posting lots and lots of success stories, but videos like this are heart warming, and maybe encourage you to run an extra mile, pass on that cheat food or just try a little harder.

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Sports are a great source of inspiration. Athletes are our heroes. And the U.S. soccer team deserves some kudos. Despite not being known for our soccer prowess, somehow team USA ousted top-ranked Spain in this year’s Confederations Cup:

Sadly, it was bittersweet because the U.S. lost a heartbreaker to Brazil on Sunday, but for a few days it was fun to defy the odds. Now speaking of defying the odds, check out Nick Vujicic. Born without limbs the guy is a mountain of positive thinking.

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