It can be tricky to master even a sleight of hand, but illusionist David Blaine took his magic to the next level when he changed his body inside and out… all so he could hold his breath the longest. 

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In 2012, breaking the collegiate basketball scoring record seemed impossible. But Jack Taylor had a few things going for him…

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After a lifetime of adventure, Fedor Konyukhov remembered an idea he had in 1992 — one that would take his ambitions sky-high, and break multiple circumnavigation records.

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A battle with cancer cost him a limb, but Terry Fox felt lucky just to be alive — so he poured his gratitude into an impossible-sounding mission that would let him give back. 

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By the time Yuichiro Miura was 80 years old, he’d already set a skiing record, survived a near-death experience, and glided down the highest mountain in Japan. But he wasn’t done pushing his limits.

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Ester Ladecka from the Czech Republic became the first woman to win a gold medal in two different sports in the span of one Winter Olympics.

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Not even expected to medal in the 2012 London Olympics, gymnast Gabby Douglas became the first American to win gold medals in both the Individual and Team All-Around.

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He might be legally blind, but South Korea’s Im Dong-Hyun can always find the bullseye.

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Facing 9-time world champ and 3-time Olympic gold medalist Aleksandr Karelin from Russia, Rulon Gardner of the U.S. came up with the biggest upset in Olympic wrestling history to win the gold medal.

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Tennis champion Richard Norris Williams II won his first Grand Slam in mixed-doubles in the U.S. Open. Months earlier, he survived the sinking of the RMS Titanic.

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