The Run She Didn't Want to Take
On July 23, 1996, eighteen-year-old Kerri Strug stood at the end of the vault runway in Atlanta's Georgia Dome, barely able to stand. Moments earlier,...
This is a contemporary on courage and sacrifice, drawing on Hebrews 12:1.
On July 23, 1996, eighteen-year-old Kerri Strug stood at the end of the vault runway in Atlanta's Georgia Dome, barely able to stand. Moments earlier, her first vault attempt had gone wrong — she under-rotated the landing and felt something snap in her left ankle. A third-degree lateral sprain. She crumpled to the mat in pain. But the U. S.…
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