"Never, Never Quit"

J.D. Dudek, whose enthusiasm "burns like a blowtorch," is well on his way to beating leukemia. This summer, two years after he was diagnosed, Dudek was able to return to competing in triathlons:

“As a competitor, it meant I reconnected with my social capital, with my people, with my lifestyle,” Dudek says. “I was able to come back home.”