Greg Louganis
PALM SPRINGS, CA - MARCH 16: Olympic Gold Medalist Greg Louganis attends Bash To Banish Bullying Benefiting It Gets Better, a Matrix Chairs Of Change Event - Day 1 at Saguaro Hotel on March 16, 2013 in Palm Springs, California.
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The role suited me MUCH better and I knew would challenge my creativity
Jason's actions also send another clear message to young people that sexual orientation can no longer be the standard to unfairly judge an athlete's ability or potential ... Joining the ranks of trailblazers like Martina Navratilova, Greg Louganis, Wade Davis and Brittney Griner, we have witnessed another obstacle overcome in sports.
We open the doors for communication ... There would be debate going on, education happening. It got people thinking, it got people talking, and not burying our heads in the sand surrounding a very devastating issue.More quotes »
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After dive, Heymsfield a champion
Outdoor Men’s steeplechase, Broe ignominiously spilled with a head-first plunge. Newspaper photographers captured Broe’s Greg Louganis-type moment. Razorbacks captioned what photographers captured. One framed photo of “Roll Tide, Roll” still hangs in the Fayetteville from Arkansas Online Read more »
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Mitcham thrilled to dive in with hero
was alive and well on set of Celebrity Splash. Despite a 28-year age gap, it seems Olympic divers Matthew Mitcham and Greg Louganis struck up quite a friendship during filming of the reality show. "He's the greatest diver that's ever lived,'' Mitcham, 25, from The Daily Telegraph Read more »
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WATCH: Kevin McClatchy Talks Pro Sports at GLAAD Awards
McClatchy's speech, he thanks Billie Jean King, Martina Navratilova, Greg Louganis, Billy Bean, Rick Welts, Rosie Jones. "I want to thank all the other athletes who helped a decision like mine a little easier to make." He went on to explain how Jason Collins's from Out Magazine Read more »
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Jimmy Nguyen: Speak Up With Jimmy: Ji Wallace, Part 1 (VIDEO)
coming out publicly as gay in 2005, Ji came out again last year as HIV-positive when he saw a TV interview with diver Greg Louganis during the 2012 London Olympics. In this episode Ji talks about running the L.A. marathon, online dating sites and speaking from The Huffington Post Read more »
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Pro skier Rory Bushfield wins celebrity diving competition 'Splash'
before the show's March premiere. "Leading up to the competition, the world's most decorated and medaled diving legend, Greg Louganis , will give each celebrity weeks of training. Each dive will be critiqued by the judges, London Olympics U.S. gold medalist from United Press International Read more »
