There's little I like better than an inspirational sports story, and boy, does this ever qualify. Break out the hankie if you're sniffle prone.

Back in 2000, South African swimmer Natalie du Toit just missed qualifying for the Olympics, but the following year, that was the least of her problems -- she was in a motorbike accident on her way back to school from a training session. Her left leg was seriously injured, and though the doctors tried to save it, after a week they were forced to amputate below the knee.

Du Toit didn't give up on swimming, although with one leg, she wasn't able to be competitive in the pool against able-bodied athletes -- both legs are needed to push off. However, she proved to be plenty competitive against other swimmers with disabilities -- four years ago she won five medals in the Athens Paralympics. And this year, she took her game to the Beijing Olympics in the open water marathon swim.

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Jessica Simpson says she works out and takes good care of herself. But that doesn't mean the girl doesn't like a cold beer once in a while. Makes sense, then, that the singer, actress, and designer has signed on as spokeswoman for a new beer that apparently contains not only alcohol, but vitamins.

Stampede Light Plus, made by the Dallas's Stampede Brewing Co., is the product Simpson will endorse. Why exactly this beer? Because she is always interested in diversifying her portfolio, she says. And she likes good ideas and good people. Oh, and a little money too -- Simpson will take a 15-percent stake in the brewer.

Want to know more about this vitamin thing? Check out the Stampede Plus website here.

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