Mandatory Credit: Sky Sports<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHowever, bad news struck when it emerged that Abidal’s cancer returned. Surgeons gave him a liver transplant and he bounced back again. Determined to prove he wasn’t finished, he returned to Barcelona before a move to Monaco in his native France. To sum up, Abidal showed the heart of a lion as he refused to allow cancer to get the best of him. This is one of the most inspirational stories on this list.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\nMandatory Credit: USA TODAY Sports<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n1. Chris Paul<\/h3>\n Before 2021, there was no doubt that Paul was a future Hall of Famer. However, he was also one of the NBA’s biggest names to lack true playoff successes. He established himself as one of the league’s best players but never made an appearance in the Finals. It looked like his career would end with this case. But then things changed drastically. In his 16th NBA season, Paul joined his fifth franchise, the Phoenix Suns.<\/p>\nMandatory Credit: Sky Sports<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe Suns have a miserable postseason record over the past couple of decades. But Paul revitalized them and inspired them on an unlikely playoff run. He overcame adversity to knock out LeBron James’s Lakers. Meanwhile, his Suns swept the Nuggets in style. Most people thought that he missed his chance to be a contender but Paul didn’t listen. He was in the right place at the right time.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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