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Urgent is with water, with cooling, she can feel again. and then in her last high school race ever, shes in the gold shirt. this bad break. >> she fell. >> youve got to go now, kayla! >> reporter: she did get back into it, and she moved up and then this. and for a final time, the finish line and the help. >> i got you. >> reporter: and by the time of the ceremony, she can feel, well, everything. john donvan, abc news, washington. >> that is the story of the year, t.j., dont you think? >> thats i...

Heres abcs john donvan. >> asher. >> reporter: it was futile calling his name because asher goldberg, 2 years old, was born deaf. his own big voice among all the sounds he never heard. its not that asher sensed anything missing. he didnt know what sound was, but his parents suffered the loss for him. >> hey, asher, im daddy. >> it was difficult. >> reporter: they decided to give asher some shot at hearing and went with a cochlear implant, a device that turns sound into electric impulses in the b...

It. john donvan, abc news, washington. >> unbelievable. >> im sure youve got a great future ahead of you. >> gives you chills. something you take for granted. you see kids dancing. my daughter dances like crazy all the time. these parents, that moment, oh, my goodness. >> people dont realize cochlear implants arent a cure. it doesnt cure your deafness. it helps you communicate but its a miracle for so many families who are struggling with this. >> that is a great story and to be able to see that...

Haunting and soaring and so moving, that the big screen caught tears on the cheeks of the colts big wide receiver reggie wayne and the video of emotional wayne went everywhere because wayne never cried at an anthem before and hes had plenty of chances. hes 35. has been playing since 2001. a long time in football years. and that was it apparently. the trumpet reminded him of just how good its been. "im truly blessed," he told a postgame press conference. >> ive dreamed of playing in the nfl when ...

>> he has no inhibitions. he gave us all quite a thrill. abcs john donvan with the story. >> come on down. >> reporter: there are ways to be happy on game shows. on "wheel of fortune" -- on "who wants to be a millionaire." >> you got the answer right! >> reporter: and then on "the price is right" there was elliotts way this week which a lot of people are pinging around to each other because, well, he spins the wheel and then he turns away. >> daughter daniela, i love you. i love my wife, marisa,...

This time. >> started doing kung fu chops. pure instinct. it was just pure adrenaline. >> congratulations, buddy. >> reporter: one more thing. he also won a car and a cruise and that fleeting internet fame that may be gone by tomorrow and all it took was being happy and being able to show it. john donvan, abc news, washington. >> id love to see you get that excited over winning money. >> i get excited all the time. you just dont see it here. >> would you do that on the news desk? >> what is that...

He said -- >> wow. just wow. yeah, it cant be any better. >> reporter: but heres the thing. the royals did a lot of winning while he was here and baseball being a superstitious game -- >> the royals are going to the world series. >> reporter: guess who is coming back for the world series? >> i think that sums it up. >> reporter: john donvan, abc news, washington. >> they are a superstitious bunch, baseball players. they take that -- >> i would take it. i would agree with them. >> now this and lo...

♪ put me in coach im ready to play today ♪ ♪ look at me i can be center field ♪ well, an inspiring story that shows you should never give up on a dream. a baseball player in minor leagues, season after season hoping for the one chance to play in the big show. >> after 13 years of hard work he finally got called up. heres abcs john donvan with the story. >> reporter: the simple lesson demonstrated by the athletic career of one fielder rodriguez who had his first at-bat playing for the t...

And it just was something that being blind you couldnt do. >> reporter: it is five years later now. look at who is snapping the ball. it is jake. and no, they did not save his other eye. he just figured out how to make it work. a high school senior now, jake >> we went through a number of drills. said, my gosh there is no way this kid is ever going to learn how to snap. >> reporter: it wasnt obvious it was going to work. it was figuring out the physical geometry. >> i clapped so he knows the dis...

Degeneres. you should do it. its for a good cause. >> reporter: as far as this whole carnival goes, hes all for it. >> you have no idea how every single challenge makes me feel. lifts my spirits. lifts every als patients spirits. >> reporter: so, its okay to laugh. its good to laugh. but its good, in anthonys view, also to remember why. >> youre really truly making a difference, and were so, so, so grateful. >> reporter: for "nightline," im john donvan in washington. >> such a great reminder. we...