"Pain is weakness leaving the body" (a saying in the U.S. Marines?)

How do you not root for this guy? Rulon Davis completed a tour of duty with the U.S. Marines, including six months in Iraq. Upon returning to the U.S., Rulon endured a near-death experience while riding his motorcycle. Reporter Mike Kils writes in the May 4 Denver Post that Rulon "was exiting off one busy L.A. highway onto another when the car behind him tapped his bike. The collision sped him uncontrollably forward into the rear of a midsized truck in front of him. The bike flipped, and Davis flew. Airborne, Davis landed beneath an adjacent semi. "I knew I was about to die if I didn't move," Davis said. He tried to crawl out of the way, but the semi continued to roll, right over his calves."

Fast forward to today. Now healed from his injuries, Rulon is competing to be one of 53 men on the new roster of the Denver Broncos NFL football team. Piece of cake!