{"id":20151,"date":"2012-09-28T13:09:05","date_gmt":"2012-09-28T18:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=20151"},"modified":"2012-09-29T17:01:26","modified_gmt":"2012-09-29T22:01:26","slug":"the-story-of-an-unlikely-athlete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2012\/09\/28\/the-story-of-an-unlikely-athlete\/","title":{"rendered":"The Story of an Unlikely Athlete"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Story of an Unlikely Athlete<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lance Allred is probably the last person you would expect to make it in professional sports. He grew up in a polygamist commune in Montana and struggles with obsessive-compulsive disorder. He is also deaf.<\/p>\n

Despite a lot of setbacks, Lance finally realized his dream of playing in the NBA, becoming the first legally deaf player in the league.<\/p>\n

\u201cLongshot\u201d is Lance\u2019s personal story. Written by Lance, he is self-deprecating, witty and wholly original.<\/p>\n

Find \u201cLongshot\u201d (B1211) at Harris Communications for only $25.99.<\/p>\n

For more information, go to http:\/\/bit.ly\/HarrisComm_DN093012<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Story of an Unlikely Athlete Lance Allred is probably the last person you would expect to make it in professional sports. He grew up in a polygamist commune in Montana and struggles with obsessive-compulsive disorder. He is also deaf.…<\/p>\n

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