{"id":726,"date":"2011-06-21T16:13:48","date_gmt":"2011-06-21T20:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/inspiringathletes\/?p=726"},"modified":"2011-10-04T17:12:22","modified_gmt":"2011-10-04T21:12:22","slug":"inspiring-athletes-a-look-back-at-some-things-you-may-have-missed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspiringathletes\/2011\/06\/inspiring-athletes-a-look-back-at-some-things-you-may-have-missed.html","title":{"rendered":"Inspiring Athletes: A look back at some things you may have missed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In case you&#8217;ve missed anything these past few weeks, Inspiring Athletes has been bringing you some pretty amazing interviews with athletes and coaches from across the sports world including some fairly significant high-profile names. A quick way to catch up is to take a look at some of these interviews that have been posted since the blog launched in May.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/inspiringathletes\/2011\/05\/nba-all-star-kevin-durant-on-faith-family-and-fame.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/inspiringathletes\/2011\/06\/nascar-legend-richard-petty-on-being-the-king-changing-times-and-his-legacy.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Richard Petty (NASCAR Hall of Fame legend)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/inspiringathletes\/2011\/06\/nascar-legend-and-fox-sports-analyst-darrell-waltrip-on-racing-ministry-dale-earnhardt-and-the-unique-faith-community-within-stock-car-racing.html\" target=\"_blank\">Darrell Waltrip (NASCAR Hall of Fame legend)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/inspiringathletes\/2011\/05\/pga-young-gun-rickie-fowler-on-being-a-role-model-and-the-pressure-of-high-expectations.html\" target=\"_blank\">Rickie Fowler (PGA golfer)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/inspiringathletes\/2011\/06\/trevor-bayne-still-the-same-after-daytona-victory.html\" target=\"_blank\">Trevor Bayne (2011 Daytona 500 Champion)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>And please click &#8220;Like&#8221; on every page so you can send these article to all of your friends!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Also, check out my Christian music blog <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/wholenotes\/\" target=\"_blank\">Whole Notes<\/a> including a recent interview with <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/wholenotes\/2011\/06\/switchfoots-jerome-fontamillas-on-his-lengthy-music-career-the-bands-independence-and-its-forthcoming-album.html\" target=\"_blank\">Switchfoot&#8217;s Jerome Fontamillas<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In case you&#8217;ve missed anything these past few weeks, Inspiring Athletes has been bringing you some pretty amazing interviews with athletes and coaches from across the sports world including some fairly significant high-profile names. 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