NBA halftime acrobat Red Panda: Performing 'gives me a sense of worthiness'

Posted Jul 26, 2017
Rong Niu had been pitching her acrobat audition video to NBA teams for a halftime show for nearly two years without hearing a word of interest. She was working relentlessly at the time, feeling like she performed at every school and corporate event possible. Finally, on Thanksgiving Day in 1993, she received a call from the Los Angeles Clippers. (ESPN.com)

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