From KO to Comeback: Top 10 Examples to Inspire Ronda Rousey
From KO to Comeback: Top 10 Examples to Inspire Ronda Rousey
A massive defeat can be crushing, especially if you're used to winning. But some of the best sporting stories occur when champions rise from the ashes. Let's take a look at a hit list of inspiration for the likes of Ronda Rousey and Cam Newton.
A massive defeat can be crushing, especially if you're used to winning. But some of the best sporting stories occur when champions rise from the ashes. Let's take a look at a hit list of inspiration for the likes of Ronda Rousey and Cam Newton.
2014-2015 Kansas City Royals
After winning the World Series in 1985, Kansas City began an astonishing 28-year postseason drought. Finally back in the playoffs in 2014, the Royals made it the whole way to Game 7 of the World Series, only to lose by one run. Defeated not disheartened, in 2015 they rebounded to finally win it all again.
Jennifer Capriati
A top-10 player at the age of 14 and Olympic champion at 16, Capriati then dramatically went off the rails with drugs, arrests, and a loss of form. Written off by almost everyone, she slowly climbed back, winning her first Grand Slam as a 24-year old, and cementing herself in the Top 10 after an eight year absence.
All Blacks rugby team
In 2007, the New Zealand rugby team looked to cement their reputation as the best side on the planet, but suffered a devastating upset to France in the World Cup quarterfinal. They had to wait four years for another chance, but got revenge on France in the 2011 final, before becoming 3-time champs in 2015.
Pele and the 1970 Brazilian soccer team
After winning the 1958 and 1962 FIFA World Cups, Pele and the Brazilians were humiliated by Portugal and knocked out in the first round in 1966, the first champion to ever fall so early. Four years later, an aging Pele led Brazil to its record third triumph.