What professional athlete inspires you the most and why?

Mike Tyson
- Adversity of being molded in the streets
- Natural Athleticism + the RIGHT coach displayed his ability to learn something foreign and master it through channeled discipline and obedience to orders.
- Iron Mike Tyson’s ability to incite increased adrenaline and heart rate with his presence is a feeling I’ve only felt from a handful of leaders.

For these 3 reasons, I say Iron Mike will always be one of the greatest athletes of all times.

Alejandro Villanueva is the athlete that inspires me. I followed his college football career at Army when he was a tackle & receiver with impressive size at 6'9" he was willing to play whatever position he was asked to & because of his willingness to give it all for the team he was chosen as a team captain his Senior year. After West Point graduation he became an infantry soldier who like me earned a combat infantry badge & served with distinction as an Army Ranger Captain. After his military career ended he fought hard to get his former Afghan translator to the US & safety. That is the kind of officer I would follow into any battle!

Robert Oberst, retired Strongman Competitor, now actor.

Alex Smith inspires me the most because no matter what he has been through he always finds a way to bounce back, even when the doctors told him he might lose a leg and never play football again and he proved them wrong

Bobby Orr was a athlete who inspired with his hard work without fanfare self promotion

Megan Rapinoe exercises those freedoms that we served to protect.

I will have to say that Andy Ruiz the ex-heavy weight boxer is a truly inspiration to me and a lot of the Mexican American population and to all the people all around the world that were told you CAN'T do it. Ruiz came from a Mexican family that immigrated here for a better life and they came and established their roots here firmly. Andy was picked as a default fighter for the heavyweight belt since the one chosen could not pass a serious of drug test. He was the underdog (15-1) and was basically chosen as a crash dummy. The champion was a massy specimen of a human as opposed to Ruiz who was fat and not in shape but, regardless of his physical appearance he took on the challenged and knocked the champion 5 times and made him quit, the commentator said the Mexican Rocky was born that day. I can relate to that when i joined the Army I was told I wasn't going to make and that it was going to be the biggest mistake, I heard that when I retired and started my own business. “Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.”

Winston Churchill
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The athletes I have the most respect for are the prior, current or future military athletes in all sports. These individuals not only provided us with sports competition, dedication to a team mentality but a commitment to the community and nation. Thanks for all their commitment to service, discipline for completion of education, athletic participation and to our country. I enjoy all sports that support military service members and all veterans.

Cristiano Ronaldo definitely!
From a cancer center to paying for people’s surgeries. And most likely everything in between. Very modest with his charitable persona. Wonderful example and excellent role model in the area of philanthropy.

Josh Bridges, he proved that regardless of one's size or background, obstacles you can achieve your goals. Josh competed in the Cross Fit Games while on active duty and then continued after leaving the Navy SEALs. He's an inspiration to us all.