Friday Five: September 27, 2019

Nicole Hawkins
Admirable Athlete
Published in
2 min readSep 27, 2019
Bartow Golf Course

Florida man, 100, still golfs daily — Cox Media Group, Jared Leone

“Living day by day. Staying out of trouble.”

Paige Neilson/Instagram

Washington Spirit soccer player is fueled by the love of her late mother — ABC7, Scott Abraham

“When I look down during a game, I just think of all the hours she put in, all the hard work, all the money to get where I am today.”

Charles LeClaire/USA Today Sports

DeAngelo Williams pays for 53 mammograms to honor mom, who died of breast cancer — Today.com, Molly Blake

“This is dedicated to my mom, my aunts and women everywhere affected by breast cancer. I love you.

Baltimore Orioles/Twitter

Former Ravens WR Torrey Smith returns to Camden Yards to ‘Hometown Hero’ welcome from Orioles — Baltimore Sun, Peter Schmuck

“Where my heart is and never left.”

Amr Alfiky/AP Photo

‘We have to try to help each other’: Goalie using platform to drive conversation about mental health — ESPN.com, Emily Kaplan

“You’re not supposed to show your weaknesses or show defeat [in hockey]. It’s a culture thing. We have to try to help each other, and it all comes back to education and being open. And that’s why I talk about it.”

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