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Faith to Finish Strong and Drew Brees to Inspire
Hi my name is Dan Boulais. I am 30 years old and from Canada. In July of 2010 i was diagnosed with acute leukemia.
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Colorado State Women's Lacrosse Team Finishes Strong
The Colorado State University Women's Lacrosse team, seeded 6th, came on strong to win its third National Championship.Their incomparable grit willed them to the final round - a true reflection of team play. The team was presented yellow Finish Strong bracelets with a card quoting the Finish Strong creed. They rallied around those words and premise.
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7 Keys to Achieving Success
Adapted from Finish Strong Teen Athlete. / 1. Goals / "The trouble with not having a goal is that you can spend your life running up and down the field and never scoring." -Bill Copeland / Goals shove you toward your dreams. They nudge you when you feel sluggish. Goals force you to focus on moving forward when the easiest thing to do is watch from the sidelines. / 2. Commitment / "Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen." -Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Single Mom Fights Downward Spiral by Finishing Strong
I've felt so beat up over the past 6 months. I'm a divorced, single mother with one adult son and one teenage son (high school freshman) at home. My entire first floor of my house has been completely flooded twice. I lost my entire floor and part of the walls. Living on cement floor now. My bathroom has been gutted because it's falling apart and has taken months to finish. The small remaining bathroom has kept us all right, but has also had problems...
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74 Year Old Finishes Strong
I have been a tournament tennis player since I was 12 years old. In 1996 I won the 60 and over Texas Sectional Tennis Tournament and won 3rd in the National inter-sectional tournament in doubles. In 2006 when I decided to bike ride in the Hill Country Ride for AIDS (my first bike ride ever), I discovered I could not get on the bike! My hips were in such bad shape it was impossible to ride a bike. I tried fro 3 years every non-surgical alternative treatment...
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Fear is the in the Eye of the Beholder
In Finish Strong, Dan shares the story of the courageous surfer, Bethany Hamilton. As a 13-year-old surfing protégé, Bethany was attacked by a shark. Her dream of becoming a professional surfer was shattered with the realization that the shark had bitten clean through her board, taking her left arm in a single bite....
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Student to Professional, High School Senior Finishes Strong
My name is Ashley and I am a soon to be graduating senior. I just wanted to thank you for your book "Finish Strong." I just finished it and was eager to reach out to you to say how much this book means to me. It was just what I needed as I am making this transition from student to professional. Thanks for the inspiration and great stories. Keep them coming! I would love to conduct an informational interview with you on your experiences and tips to Finishing Strong in life. Thanks!
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Australian Life Coach Passes on Finish Strong Message
Dear Dan, I’m writing to thank you for all you do to help people and to ask if I could promote your message and business to my circle of influence. I’m sure you are always looking for more people to get your message out there. I know I am, so I’m writing to see if it would be okay if I zapped an email to my friends, family and fans about your work? I’m a fan of your teachings, and it has meant a lot to me. I have been...
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Finish Strong Donates Youth Wristbands to Variety - The Children's Charity of Illinois
Variety of Illinois would like to THANK Finish Strong for their generous donation of hundreds of FS youth wristbands. The wristbands will be a perfect gift for kids who attend the Chicago Park District’s summer adaptive sports camps sponsored by Variety of Illinois. During the week long camps, children with disabilities are given the opportunity to kayak, sail, fish, swim, bike, play basketball, baseball and soccer as well as other exciting activities...
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Youngest Participant in British Kart Racing Championship Always Finishing Strong
Since reading Finish Strong my son Alfie has achieved standards in Kart Racing beyond his age level ability by becoming the youngest MSA club champion so far. While taking part as the youngest participant in the British Championship called Formula Kart Stars organized by Bernie Eclestone Formula One boss Aflie raced in Belgium at a track called Genk. Alfie managed to become the youngest podium finisher...
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High School Senior Receives Football Scholarship
One day before my first football game as the starting kicker and punter at my high school in my first year of football as a junior my grandfather had given me a finish strong bracelet. I wore the bracelet every game day. On my last football game as a senior the bracelet broke off my wrist and I never saw it again. I went on to be all district and all state as a senior and getting a college football scholarship. After getting the bracelet on my first game two years before and it breaking off...
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Losing a Fight Doesn't Mean You Can't Finish Strong!
These past couple years, I have learned that true adversity is only met when your faith is challenged, especially to the point where you must choose to believe that hope still exists even after it has once been lost...for the toughest battle you will ever face is the one in which you fight against yourself. This Sunday will mark one year since my mom passed away of breast cancer...
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10 Year Old Finishes Strong with Black Belt
Raigin earns her black belt in Tae Kwan Do, after 2 1/2 years of training...
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Finishing Strong In More Ways Than One
My boss had all my co-workers and I read the book, "Finish Strong." He gave me the black wristband that came with the book. He hoped this book would help us become better managers but I also used the inspiration in the book to improve by running. I run competitive races from 5K to 1/2 marathons. I now think to finish strong as I approach the last mile instead of coasting to the finish line. I have seen my race times improve since I read the book and started wearing the wristband...
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3 Keys to Overcoming Adversity to Stay on Course to Reach Your Goals
In this article, Dan Green shares some personal experiences with adversity and then explains the 3 keys he is applying to overcome them and stay on course to reach his goals
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GARRETT LEE SCHLICHTEMEIER
Garrett Lee Schlichtemeier, (a.k.a. Slick), 19, was a student as well as a member of the football team at Chadron State College located in Chadron Nebraska. His hobbies included sports (participating and watching), hunting, fishing, hanging with family/friends and video sports games. On the football field, coaches considered Slick a “Ball Hawk” for having the knack of always being around the ball and making plays but he was also a “Life Hawk” for making the most of every minute of his life.
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Finish Strong exist to provide men, women and children with a inspirational and motivational platform for life, sport, business and spiritual well being. Our books, apparel, wristbands, jewelry, t-shirts, hats and other gift items serve as personal reminders of ones commitment to Finish Strong.

The Finish Strong attitude is about choice. Only you have the power to choose how to respond to the challenges before you. How will you choose to respond? Will you lie down or will you choose to fight? The choice is yours and I challenge you to always choose to Finish Strong.

"It's not what happens to you, it's how you choose to respond that matters" - Dan Green, Founder Finish Strong, LLC.