“I’m just trying to get the hang of everything,” said Jamad Fiin, whose talents have upset people’s expectations of what a girl in a hijab can do.
Christy Martin, 54, is largely credited with legitimizing female boxing in the modern era. She also secretly lived a tortured life, and her husband nearly killed her.
Kevin Ware Jr. is best known for breaking his leg in a nationally televised N.C.A.A. tournament game. He is determined not to let the moment define him.