Heroes, Dreamers & Entrepreneurs - Inspiring Real People

Four teammates and the bond that helped make them champions.

He was just another dropout -- until he got the measles and a goal.

Read about strangers and loved ones who reached out to provide a new lifeline for someone special.

When cancer interrupts a lifelong friendship, two women find solace in the sea - and the strength to accept the unexpected.

He was an illegal immigrant making a living picking tomatoes. Now Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa excels in a different field—as a top brain surgeon

The actress opens up about her four adorable kids, and a family going global.

I was his professor. But my 90-year-old student taught me more than anyone I'd ever known.

When a flash flood struck, a mother and seven kids were directly in its path.

This doctor turned his own hardships around by traveling the world to help others in the wake of disaster.

As told to Carol Kaufman in Reader's Digest - June 2008

Stopping and helping others is this man's self-satisfying vocation.

Inspiring People