Why They Beat the Odds

The Oprah Winfrey Show: The Podcast

Oprah

Society & Culture

4.4 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 24 September 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Original Air Date: March 1, 2007 At times homeless and abused an NFL star reveals his past. Then, a woman who lost the loves of her life in a fiery plane crash defines resilience. Jeff Henderson-once drug addict, now chef; Laurie Johnson-lost husband and created lemonade crutches; Rhonda Britten-watched father kill mother-now author. Extraordinary people prove anything is possible! Want more podcasts from OWN? Visit https://bit.ly/OWNPods You can also watch Oprah’s Super Soul, The Oprah Winfrey Show and more of your favorite OWN shows on your TV! Visit https://bit.ly/find_OWN

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0:00.0	Through 25 seasons, 4,561 episodes.
0:06.4	I believe the Oprah Winfrey show
0:07.8	was one of the greatest classrooms in the world.
0:10.2	I really never thought of it that way.
0:12.2	The aha moments, the breakthroughs, the LOLs, the connections, the occasional ugly cry.
0:20.0	I'm missing so terribly, I'm missing every single minute.
0:23.4	The moments that matter.
0:25.4	The eye-opening life lessons.
0:28.2	Never allow them to take you somewhere else.
0:30.9	I'm bringing them back. It's time to open the vault. I personally
0:36.6	chosen these classic episodes to share with you again. Every single person you
0:41.8	ever will meet shares that common desire.
0:45.0	They want to know, do you see me?
0:48.0	Do you hear me?
0:49.0	Does what I say mean anything to you?
0:52.0	You are listening to the Oprah Winfrey show, The Podcast.
0:56.0	Why does some people have the ability to bounce back from some of life's most devastating human experiences and others
1:05.0	actually don't. They let it take them down. I asked this question, do you have it? Well, she lost her husband and
1:11.7	two-year-old son in a plane crash,
1:13.8	Yat says today she lives a life of joy.
1:17.1	He spent nine years behind bars
1:19.6	before becoming a celebrated chef at a world famous hotel.
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