You root for their team and you know their stats, but how well do you really know your favorite athlete? Young Hollywood invites you to experience life during the off-season for these men and women. Find out who they are and what they love to do when they hang up their jersey, and get to know the person beyond the athlete.

The American Athlete takes an in-depth look at athletes and goes beyond the statistics to reveal their fascinating journeys. Uncovering their defining moments is more important than any award these gifted individuals could have won. We will present their story in an engaging way while tapping into sports history that relates to their own.

Hatice, a young and ambitious weightlifter living with her unemployed mother, aims to win the lifetime allowance provided to athletes who win medals in international competitions. In her pursuit of success at all costs, she decides to use an unconventional doping technique at the world championships: She will get pregnant, boost her hormones, and then have an abortion. But when her attempts don’t go as well as she’s anticipated, she has to take unexpected detours.

The essence of competition and a relationship to coaches and mentors are just two of the many reasons why youth sports are a positive influence on America's youth. Learn first hand how developing their game on the field has helped a collection of children and young adults mature off of the field.

Documentary feature exploring the rise of African-Americans to positions of greatness in American sports. Stories are told of boxers, tennis players, runners, and basketball players, athletes who either suffered the indignities of racism, helped break down its walls, or enjoyed the opportunities afforded by past struggles.

As part of ESPN`s 2002 Black History Month programming, this show honors some of the "foot soldiers" of sports - the second and third generation of barrier breakers who continued the fight on the fields and courts of America. In the 50s and 60s, as the Civil Rights Movement escalated and began to level the playing field for all Americans, a small group of Black athletes were conducting their own non-violent revolution. This program pays tribute to the lives and careers of the second wave of Black athletes. In this roundtable program, we learn about the achievements of second generation athletes Charlie Scott, Tommie Smith, Dave Stewart, and Art Shell; superstars who toiled under a sometimes subtle and sometimes overt racism - but who helped to create an environment where today`s superstars thrive largely on their ability alone. We also hear about their experiences on the frontlines of change in the sporting world.

Set at the turn of the century it presents a story of a famous Polish athlete, Zbyszko Cyganiewicz. It begins in a small town where a traveling circus attracts a shy boy into a phony wrestling game to please the crowds. The youth, however, takes his strength seriously, eventually defeating a name wrestler in a fair match. Angered circus manager fires him; he leaves happily due to two wrestler brothers who were harassing him. The wrestler goes on to fame, performing in the world's top arenas, and one day is serenaded by a tenor from the crowd. Fame brings him women and admirers but he is uncompromising on his profession. He has his revenge on one of his tormentors defeating him in the ring. One day, attending a game in a tuxedo, he is challenged by another of the brothers and drawn into a brutal game, in course of which he kills his opponent. Thus his career ends.

Beyond the Glory was a documentary series that profiles some of the most legendary and controversial athletes in recent history. Executive produced by Steve Michaels and Frank Sinton and narrated by Jay Mohr, the show used archived video, on-camera interviews and player histories to take viewers beyond the playing field and into the athletes' lives and minds.The series was produced by Asylum Entertainment.

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'Beyond the Barrier' follows the daily lives of a group of players of Pathfinder. Pathfinder is a roleplaying game not unlike Dungeons and Dragons which is played with pen and paper while seated at a table. It is played by millions of people around the world.