Healthy Heros

 

The moment

What is your greatest moment in sports?

"My greatest moment in sports thus far has been in a 3200m race at the 2000 Alaska State Track Championships.  When the race started, one of my competitors bolted out to the lead and quickly put distance between us.  By the 1600m mark I was a full 50 meters behind.  Everyone watching the race had me already beaten.  No one figured I could make up such a large gap with only three laps to go.  However, I was confident the whole race, and never doubted that I would catch the leader.  As we came into the last lap I was closing fast, only six seconds back.  I put on a big surge and caught the leader going around the final curve.  I pulled out beside her and sprinted away, to win the race in a personal best time.  Even when no one else believed I could do it, I knew I could.”

–Kikkan Randall
 
“When I was ten years old, I decided that I wanted to go to the Olympics.  Do you know that it took seventeen years to make that dream come true?”

– Aelin Peterson

 

“…winning two gold medals in the 2003 International Special Olympics.  I was representing the United States and Alaska. 

- Bobby Hill

 

“…the day I was drafted by the Calgary Flames in the NHL. It was a feeling that all the hard work and blood and sweat had finally been noticed. That was a special and proud day for me.”

– Dean Larson

 

“To be chosen as part of the class that was inducted into the first Alaska Sports Hall of Fame was a great moment.”

– George Attla

 

“…winning my class in the 2006 Team Universe Fitness Competition to earn my pro card.   Earning professional status in fitness is a feat never before accomplished by an Alaskan athlete.” 

– Karen Patten
                                   
“…winning the bronze medal in Torino.  My family was there to witness the best day of my life thus far.  The moment I was able to snowboard as I do in my dreams.  They have seen the whole road; the bumps, hills and valleys.  It was the most fulfilling moment to win an Olympic medal.  I was able to give everything I had.”  – Rosey Fletcher

“Breaking the [Equinox Marathon in Fairbanks] record is easily my greatest moment in sports.  I was really proud of that accomplishment.” 

– Stan Justice

 

“…winning the Olympic Downhill in Lillehammer, Norway in 1994. I followed up with a the best in the world that season!”

– Tommy Moe

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