Another Gold for Jordan Burroughs

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In Budapest, Hungary, Jordan Burroughs won his second consecutive world title. What is the only difference between Jordan Burroughs winning his first world title and his second? Burroughs won his second world title with a broken ankle. Jordan Burroughs broke his ankle while he was at a practice in Colorado Springs. The world championships were only 27 days away and he had just broken his ankle. A broken ankle was not going to stop Burroughs from winning. The next day he had surgery on his ankle. The surgery required a plate and five screws. Did it phase Burroughs? No- within a week he was back in the gym lifting weights. A day before world championships, Burroughs was back on the mat. He outscored his opponents 34-3 while at the World Championships. He won his finals match 4-0. Jordan Burroughs is truly an inspiration, and IS the best athlete in the world.

-Jacob Wynn

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