Spiritual Awakening: Never Give Up!!!
As a new week begins and March Madness(NCAA Basketball Tournament) begins I am reminded of Jimmy Valvano and his speech at The ESPYS. Coach Valvano passed shortly after he received The Arthur Ashe Courage Award. He was the first recipient of the award and the folowing is the list of all the winners who share the common trait of never giving up:
The Arthur Ashe Courage Award (sometimes called the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage or Arthur Ashe for Courage Award) is an award that is part of the ESPY Awards. Although it is a sport-oriented award, it is not limited to sports-related people or actions.
| Year | Recipients |
|---|---|
| 1993 | Jim Valvano |
| 1994 | Steve Palermo |
| 1995 | Howard Cosell |
| 1996 | Loretta Claiborne |
| 1997 | Muhammad Ali |
| 1998 | Dean Smith |
| 1999 | Billie Jean King |
| 2000 | Dave Sanders (posthumously) |
| 2001 | Cathy Freeman |
| 2002 | Todd Beamer, Mark Bingham, Tom Burnett, and Jeremy Glick (posthumously) [1] |
| 2003 | Pat Tillman and Kevin Tillman[2] |
| 2004 | George Weah [3][4] |
| 2005 | Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah and Jim MacLaren |
| 2006 | Roia Ahmad and Shamila Kohestani |
| 2007 | Trevor Ringland and David Cullen from Peace Players International |
| 2008 | Tommie Smith and John Carlos |
| 2009 | Nelson Mandela |
| 2010 | Family of Ed Thomas |
| 2011 | Dewey Bozella |