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target="_self"><span>Sailing champion's new venture</span></a> </div> </div></div> <div class="cnn_fabcatz"><div class="cnn_relpostn"> <div class="cnn_fabcatimg"> <a href="/web/20130510065800/http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2013/04/16/human-to-hero-songezo-jim-tour-de-france.cnn" target="_self"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130510065800im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130416144129-human-to-hero-songezo-jim-cycling-00030429-video-tease.jpg" width="120" height="68" alt="S. African cyclist: Never give up" border="0"/> </a> </div> <div class="cnn_vidplyb38x38"> <a href="/web/20130510065800/http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2013/04/16/human-to-hero-songezo-jim-tour-de-france.cnn" target="_self"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130510065800im_/http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.e/img/3.0/1px.gif" alt="" border="0"/></a> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcattxt"> <a href="/web/20130510065800/http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2013/04/16/human-to-hero-songezo-jim-tour-de-france.cnn" target="_self"><span>S. African cyclist: Never give up</span></a> </div> </div></div> <div class="cnn_fabcatz"><div class="cnn_relpostn"><div class="cnn_fabcatimg" id="gallery_0_ad_0"></div></div><div class="cnn_fabcatad" id="gallery_0_ad_0_adgif"></div></div> <div class="cnn_fabcatz"><div class="cnn_relpostn"> <div class="cnn_fabcatimg"> <a href="/web/20130510065800/http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2013/04/10/human-to-hero-stephanie-gilmore-surfing.cnn" target="_self"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130510065800im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130410115435-human-to-hero-stephanie-gilmore-surfing-00001528-video-tease.jpg" width="120" height="68" alt="Golden girl of Australian surfing" border="0"/> </a> </div> <div class="cnn_vidplyb38x38"> <a href="/web/20130510065800/http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2013/04/10/human-to-hero-stephanie-gilmore-surfing.cnn" target="_self"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130510065800im_/http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.e/img/3.0/1px.gif" alt="" border="0"/></a> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcattxt"> <a href="/web/20130510065800/http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2013/04/10/human-to-hero-stephanie-gilmore-surfing.cnn" target="_self"><span>Golden girl of Australian surfing</span></a> </div> </div></div> <div class="cnn_fabcatz"><div class="cnn_relpostn"> <div class="cnn_fabcatimg"> <a href="/web/20130510065800/http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2013/04/03/human-to-hero-mohammad-nabi-eisakhil-cricket.cnn" target="_self"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130510065800im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130403110623-human-to-hero-mohammed-nabi-eiskahil-00023325-video-tease.jpg" width="120" height="68" alt="War refugee to cricket captain" border="0"/> </a> </div> <div class="cnn_vidplyb38x38"> <a href="/web/20130510065800/http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2013/04/03/human-to-hero-mohammad-nabi-eisakhil-cricket.cnn" target="_self"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130510065800im_/http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.e/img/3.0/1px.gif" alt="" border="0"/></a> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcattxt"> <a href="/web/20130510065800/http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2013/04/03/human-to-hero-mohammad-nabi-eisakhil-cricket.cnn" target="_self"><span>War refugee to cricket captain</span></a> </div> </div></div> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcaslab"> <div class="cnn_fabcatz"><div class="cnn_relpostn"> <div class="cnn_fabcatimg"> <a href="/web/20130510065800/http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2013/03/27/human-hero-alison-yu-chui-yee.cnn" target="_self"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130510065800im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130327110218-exp-uman-hero-alison-yu-chui-yee-00011128-video-tease.jpg" width="120" height="68" alt="Fencing champion beats bone cancer" border="0"/> </a> </div> <div class="cnn_vidplyb38x38"> <a href="/web/20130510065800/http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2013/03/27/human-hero-alison-yu-chui-yee.cnn" target="_self"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130510065800im_/http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.e/img/3.0/1px.gif" alt="" border="0"/></a> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcattxt"> <a href="/web/20130510065800/http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2013/03/27/human-hero-alison-yu-chui-yee.cnn" target="_self"><span>Fencing champion beats bone cancer</span></a> </div> </div></div> <div class="cnn_fabcatz"><div class="cnn_relpostn"> <div class="cnn_fabcatimg"> <a href="/web/20130510065800/http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2013/03/20/human-to-hero-charlotte-dujardin-dressage.cnn" target="_self"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130510065800im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130320114740-human-to-hero-charlotte-dujardin-dressage-00023714-video-tease.jpg" width="120" height="68" alt="The new star of equestrian sport" border="0"/> </a> </div> <div class="cnn_vidplyb38x38"> <a href="/web/20130510065800/http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2013/03/20/human-to-hero-charlotte-dujardin-dressage.cnn" target="_self"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130510065800im_/http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.e/img/3.0/1px.gif" alt="" border="0"/></a> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcattxt"> <a href="/web/20130510065800/http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2013/03/20/human-to-hero-charlotte-dujardin-dressage.cnn" target="_self"><span>The new star of equestrian sport</span></a> </div> </div></div> <div class="cnn_fabcatz"><div class="cnn_relpostn"> <div class="cnn_fabcatimg"> <a href="/web/20130510065800/http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2013/03/13/human-to-hero-jorge-lorezo-motogp.cnn" target="_self"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130510065800im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130313135056-human-to-hero-jorge-lorezo-motogp-00014628-video-tease.jpg" width="120" height="68" alt="Motorcycling is like dancing" border="0"/> </a> </div> <div class="cnn_vidplyb38x38"> <a href="/web/20130510065800/http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2013/03/13/human-to-hero-jorge-lorezo-motogp.cnn" target="_self"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130510065800im_/http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.e/img/3.0/1px.gif" alt="" border="0"/></a> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcattxt"> <a href="/web/20130510065800/http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2013/03/13/human-to-hero-jorge-lorezo-motogp.cnn" target="_self"><span>Motorcycling is like dancing</span></a> </div> </div></div> <div class="cnn_fabcatz"><div class="cnn_relpostn"> <div class="cnn_fabcatimg"> <a href="/web/20130510065800/http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2013/03/05/human-to-hero-teddy-riner-judo-olympics.cnn" target="_self"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130510065800im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130306103115-human-to-hero-teddy-riner-judo-00011118-video-tease.jpg" width="120" height="68" alt="Man mountain's judo vocation" border="0"/> </a> </div> <div class="cnn_vidplyb38x38"> <a href="/web/20130510065800/http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2013/03/05/human-to-hero-teddy-riner-judo-olympics.cnn" target="_self"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130510065800im_/http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.e/img/3.0/1px.gif" alt="" border="0"/></a> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcattxt"> <a href="/web/20130510065800/http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2013/03/05/human-to-hero-teddy-riner-judo-olympics.cnn" target="_self"><span>Man mountain's judo vocation</span></a> </div> </div></div> <div class="cnn_fabcatz"><div class="cnn_relpostn"><div class="cnn_fabcatimg" id="gallery_0_ad_1"></div></div><div class="cnn_fabcatad" id="gallery_0_ad_1_adgif"></div></div> <div class="cnn_fabcatz"><div class="cnn_relpostn"> <div class="cnn_fabcatimg"> <a href="/web/20130510065800/http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2013/02/27/human-hero-ted-ligety-skiing.cnn" target="_self"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130510065800im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130227121247-human-hero-ted-ligety-skiing-00010517-video-tease.jpg" width="120" height="68" alt="Crazy kid from Utah conquers world" border="0"/> </a> </div> <div class="cnn_vidplyb38x38"> <a href="/web/20130510065800/http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2013/02/27/human-hero-ted-ligety-skiing.cnn" target="_self"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130510065800im_/http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.e/img/3.0/1px.gif" alt="" border="0"/></a> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcattxt"> <a href="/web/20130510065800/http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2013/02/27/human-hero-ted-ligety-skiing.cnn" target="_self"><span>Crazy kid from Utah conquers world</span></a> </div> </div></div> <div class="cnn_fabcatz"><div class="cnn_relpostn"> <div class="cnn_fabcatimg"> <a href="/web/20130510065800/http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2013/02/20/human-to-hero-terezinha-guilhermina-brazil-paralympics.cnn" target="_self"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130510065800im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130220110923-human-to-hero-terezinha-guilhermina-brazil-paralympics-00010019-video-tease.jpg" width="120" height="68" alt="Brazil's champion blind runner" border="0"/> </a> </div> <div class="cnn_vidplyb38x38"> <a href="/web/20130510065800/http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2013/02/20/human-to-hero-terezinha-guilhermina-brazil-paralympics.cnn" target="_self"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130510065800im_/http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.e/img/3.0/1px.gif" alt="" border="0"/></a> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcattxt"> <a href="/web/20130510065800/http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2013/02/20/human-to-hero-terezinha-guilhermina-brazil-paralympics.cnn" target="_self"><span>Brazil's champion blind runner</span></a> </div> </div></div> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcaslab"> <div class="cnn_fabcatz"><div class="cnn_relpostn"> <div class="cnn_fabcatimg"> <a href="/web/20130510065800/http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2013/02/13/human-to-hero-david-clarke-ice-hockey.cnn" target="_self"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130510065800im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130213140406-ice-hockey-gb-video-tease.jpg" width="120" height="68" alt="British ice hockey's big battle" border="0"/> </a> </div> <div class="cnn_vidplyb38x38"> <a href="/web/20130510065800/http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2013/02/13/human-to-hero-david-clarke-ice-hockey.cnn" target="_self"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130510065800im_/http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.e/img/3.0/1px.gif" alt="" border="0"/></a> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcattxt"> <a href="/web/20130510065800/http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2013/02/13/human-to-hero-david-clarke-ice-hockey.cnn" target="_self"><span>British ice hockey's big battle</span></a> </div> </div></div> <div class="cnn_fabcatz"><div class="cnn_relpostn"> <div class="cnn_fabcatimg"> <a href="/web/20130510065800/http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2013/02/06/human-hero-gymnast-epke-zonderland.cnn" target="_self"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130510065800im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130206103240-human-hero-gymnast-epke-zonderland-00020001-video-tease.jpg" width="120" height="68" alt="Taking on the 'impossible'" border="0"/> </a> </div> <div class="cnn_vidplyb38x38"> <a href="/web/20130510065800/http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2013/02/06/human-hero-gymnast-epke-zonderland.cnn" target="_self"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130510065800im_/http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.e/img/3.0/1px.gif" alt="" border="0"/></a> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcattxt"> <a href="/web/20130510065800/http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2013/02/06/human-hero-gymnast-epke-zonderland.cnn" target="_self"><span>Taking on the 'impossible'</span></a> </div> </div></div> <div class="cnn_fabcatz"><div class="cnn_relpostn"> <div class="cnn_fabcatimg"> <a href="/web/20130510065800/http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2013/01/30/human-to-hero-julius-yego-kenya-thrower.cnn" target="_self"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130510065800im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130130115241-human-to-hero-julius-yego-kenya-thrower-00002917-video-tease.jpg" width="120" height="68" alt="Javelin thrower learns via YouTube" border="0"/> </a> </div> <div class="cnn_vidplyb38x38"> <a href="/web/20130510065800/http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2013/01/30/human-to-hero-julius-yego-kenya-thrower.cnn" target="_self"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130510065800im_/http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.e/img/3.0/1px.gif" alt="" border="0"/></a> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcattxt"> <a href="/web/20130510065800/http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2013/01/30/human-to-hero-julius-yego-kenya-thrower.cnn" target="_self"><span>Javelin thrower learns via YouTube</span></a> </div> </div></div> <div class="cnn_fabcatz"><div class="cnn_relpostn"> <div class="cnn_fabcatimg"> <a href="/web/20130510065800/http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2013/01/23/human-hero-nicol-david-squash-malaysia.cnn" target="_self"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130510065800im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130123114753-human-hero-nicol-david-squash-malaysia-00001817-video-tease.jpg" width="120" height="68" alt="Queen of squash: Nicol David" border="0"/> </a> </div> <div class="cnn_vidplyb38x38"> <a href="/web/20130510065800/http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2013/01/23/human-hero-nicol-david-squash-malaysia.cnn" target="_self"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130510065800im_/http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.e/img/3.0/1px.gif" alt="" border="0"/></a> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcattxt"> <a href="/web/20130510065800/http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2013/01/23/human-hero-nicol-david-squash-malaysia.cnn" target="_self"><span>Queen of squash: Nicol David</span></a> </div> </div></div> <div class="cnn_fabcatz"><div class="cnn_relpostn"><div class="cnn_fabcatimg" id="gallery_0_ad_2"></div></div><div class="cnn_fabcatad" id="gallery_0_ad_2_adgif"></div></div> <div class="cnn_fabcatz"><div class="cnn_relpostn"> <div class="cnn_fabcatimg"> <a href="/web/20130510065800/http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2013/01/16/human-to-hero-cape-verde-football.cnn" target="_self"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130510065800im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130116120424-human-to-hero-cape-verde-football-00031830-video-tease.jpg" width="120" height="68" alt="Tiny island makes football history" border="0"/> </a> </div> <div class="cnn_vidplyb38x38"> <a href="/web/20130510065800/http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2013/01/16/human-to-hero-cape-verde-football.cnn" target="_self"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130510065800im_/http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.e/img/3.0/1px.gif" alt="" border="0"/></a> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcattxt"> <a href="/web/20130510065800/http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2013/01/16/human-to-hero-cape-verde-football.cnn" target="_self"><span>Tiny island makes football history</span></a> </div> </div></div> <div class="cnn_fabcatz"><div class="cnn_relpostn"> <div class="cnn_fabcatimg"> <a href="/web/20130510065800/http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2013/01/09/human-to-hero-rudy-fernandez-basketball.cnn" target="_self"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130510065800im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130109125715-human-to-hero-rudy-fernandez-basketball-00014525-video-tease.jpg" width="120" height="68" alt="Fernandez reflects on career" border="0"/> </a> </div> <div class="cnn_vidplyb38x38"> <a href="/web/20130510065800/http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2013/01/09/human-to-hero-rudy-fernandez-basketball.cnn" target="_self"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130510065800im_/http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.e/img/3.0/1px.gif" alt="" border="0"/></a> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcattxt"> <a href="/web/20130510065800/http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2013/01/09/human-to-hero-rudy-fernandez-basketball.cnn" target="_self"><span>Fernandez reflects on career</span></a> </div> </div></div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcnxt" id="cnn_fabcnext"></div> <div class="cnn_clear"></div> </div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div> </div>  <div class="cnn_spccovshdhdr"></div> <div class="cnn_spccovshd990px"> <div class="cnn_spccovcntntbx"> <div class="cnn_spccovcbx1"> <div class="c_spccovbinhdr"><h4><span><b>Fijian's big sporting chance</b></span></h4></div> <div class="cnn_divline"></div> <div class="c_spccovbincntnt"> <div class="cnn_spccovcbx2"><div class="cnn_relpostn"> <div><a href="/web/20130510065800/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/05/01/sport/rugby-fiji-rokoduguni-army-afghanistan/index.html" target="_self"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130510065800im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130501130822-semesa-army-tease-story-body.jpg" width="300" height="169" alt="From the front line to the try line" border="0"/> </a></div> <div class="cnn_mtt1imgh"> <div class="cnn_mtt1imghtitle"><span><a href="/web/20130510065800/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/05/01/sport/rugby-fiji-rokoduguni-army-afghanistan/index.html" target="_self">From the front line to the try line</a></span></div> </div> </div></div> <ul class="cnn_bulletbin"> <li> <a href="/web/20130510065800/http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2013/05/01/human-to-hero-semesa-rokoduguni-rugby.cnn">Rokoduguni: Soldier and rugby star</a>  <a href="/web/20130510065800/http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2013/05/01/human-to-hero-semesa-rokoduguni-rugby.cnn" target="_self"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130510065800im_/http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.e/img/3.0/global/icons/video_icon.gif" alt="Video" border="0" class="cnnVideoIcon" height="10" width="16"/></a> </li> </ul> <div class="cnn_pad12top"></div> </div> </div> <div class="c_spccovbinftr"></div> </div> <div class="cnn_spccovcntntbx"> <div class="cnn_spccovcbx1"> <div class="c_spccovbinhdr"><h4><span><b>Ainslie's big boat ambition</b></span></h4></div> <div class="cnn_divline"></div> <div class="c_spccovbincntnt"> <div class="cnn_spccovcbx2"><div class="cnn_relpostn"> <div><a href="/web/20130510065800/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/04/24/sport/sailing-ainslie-olympics-americas-cup/index.html" target="_self"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130510065800im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130423204449-h2h-ainslie-tease-story-body.jpg" width="300" height="169" alt="Sailing hero's America's Cup challenge" border="0"/> </a></div> <div class="cnn_mtt1imgh"> <div class="cnn_mtt1imghtitle"><span><a href="/web/20130510065800/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/04/24/sport/sailing-ainslie-olympics-americas-cup/index.html" target="_self">Sailing hero's America's Cup challenge</a></span></div> </div> </div></div> <ul class="cnn_bulletbin"> <li> <a href="/web/20130510065800/http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2013/04/24/human-to-hero-ben-ainslie-sailing.cnn">Olympic champion: Sailing is not elitist</a>  <a href="/web/20130510065800/http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2013/04/24/human-to-hero-ben-ainslie-sailing.cnn" target="_self"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130510065800im_/http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.e/img/3.0/global/icons/video_icon.gif" alt="Video" border="0" class="cnnVideoIcon" height="10" width="16"/></a> </li> </ul> <div class="cnn_pad12top"></div> </div> </div> <div class="c_spccovbinftr"></div> </div> <div class="cnn_spccovcntntbx"> <div class="cnn_spccovcbx1"> <div class="c_spccovbinhdr"><h4><span><b>About Human to Hero</b></span></h4></div> <div class="cnn_divline"></div> <div class="c_spccovbincntnt"> <br/> Human to Hero gets to the heart of what it takes to be a sporting star. 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