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“When I hear someone say, “You kick like a girl.” I want to say, “ I AM A GIRL.”
~Lizzie, age 8
Whether you have played a sport or not, you will be inspired by this short teaser for the full-length movie, KICK LIKE A GIRL. The Mighty Cheetahs are an undefeated third grade girl’s soccer team that competes in the boys division. The film is narrated by 8 year old Lizzie, a self described soccer girl, who doesn’t let juvenile diabetes, elbow blocks or grass stains interfere with her desire to compete. Refreshing and triumphant, Kick Like A Girl reminds us all of the girl in us who can still kick down the door to our dreams.
“Reinventing Herself and Her Music.”
“I really extended myself, and took a big risk, that’s something you want your children to see!”
51-year-old Opera Star, Renee Fleming, likes to try new things, so she trimmed her voice down to a tenor and released a rock album named “Dark Hope, where she covers songs by indie rock artists. Songs like “Endlessly”, “No One’s Gonna Love You,” and “With Twilight As My Guide,” just to name a few. Her version of “Hallelujah” will raise the hairs on your arms in pleasure.
She also has two daughters that watched her stretch out of that nice safe place to take on something that could have failed. Their mother is living proof that you can reinvent yourself at any age, and it’s never too late to be a rock star!.
”Queen Emily – America’s Got Talent 2008.”
“My dream is to sing…So many times I thought, it would never happen for me. Then I would go and look in the mirror and say, “Why not me?”
”Like many great soul singers, Queen Emily got her start singing as a little girl in church. And even though her talent was apparent to everyone who heard her sing, as she grew up, life got in the way of her dreams. Raising her daughters as a single mother meant Emily’s musical aspirations had to be put on hold. When she turned 40, Emily experienced an epiphany and realized that it was time to stop dreaming and start acting, which led her to the “America’s Got Talent” auditions. Queen Emily is a true testament to how far you can go if you work hard and never stop believing in your dreams. She challenges us all to ask “ Why not me?”
”Dara Torres on ABC News (07.08.31)”
“Never put an age limit on your dreams ~ Dara Torres”
Dara Torres is proof that 1.) Your body can be rock-hard at 40; 2.) A baby doesn’t have to slow you down; 3.) when it comes to any goal, it’s all about how bad you want it. At forty years old, single mom Dara Torres became the oldest swimmer ever to earn a place on the U.S. Olympic team. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, and won three silver medals.
” She inspires me that age does not tell us what we can do, We decide our limits – and that we are all capable of a comeback.
” Run Like A Girl Video


