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What MLB Pitcher Jon Lester and 4 Other Professional Athletes Teach Us About Overcoming Obstacles

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After receiving his diagnosis in August 2006, Lester went through treatment, worked his way back into the major leagues and pitched—and won—a World Series game. Natalie du Toit would have been a perfect candidate for Abbott’s mentoring. In 2003, again swimming the 800-meter freestyle, she won gold at the All-Africa Games.

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