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We know it's time, you know it's time, and Mark Cuban knows it's time!!

It's time for OTHER players in professional sports to come out and be their own gay selves!!

That's right! Mark Cuban, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, has already supported the idea of LGBT players AND contemplated drafting a woman, and he's now divining that others gay players will start to come out now that Jason Collins has!!

In response to NYT Sports columnist Bill Rhoden saying (incorrectly, we might add) that full acceptance of LGBT players is 'decades' away, Mark had this to say:

Tags: american, first, gay, inspiration, jason collins, lgbt community, mark cuban, nba, out, proud, sports player

Carolyn Moos was once engaged to NBA star Jason Collins — and even she only found out that he was gay just LAST WEEKEND!

She had no idea during their relationship at all!

Carolyn played a few seasons in the WNBA, and dated Jason for seven years! They were even engaged until they broke up in 2009 because Jason canceled their wedding! She never once thought he was gay!

When he talked to her last weekend, he wanted to let her know that his sexuality was the reason for ending their relationship — which he should have told her much earlier, because she has spent YEARS not understanding what went wrong! Plus that was almost a decade of being together!

Here's what she said:

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We were THRILLED when Jason Collins became the first openly gay and active athlete on a major American sports team — it was such a powerful moment for both Jason and the LGBT community, and the outpouring of support has been astounding!

For instance, BILL CLINTON took the time to say something about Jason:

“I have known Jason Collins since he was Chelsea’s classmate and friend at Stanford. Jason’s announcement today is an important moment for professional sports and in the history of the LGBT community. It is also the straightforward statement of a good man who wants no more than what so many of us seek: to be able to be who we are; to do our work; to build families and to contribute to our communities. For so many members of the LGBT community, these simple goals remain elusive. I hope that everyone, particularly Jason’s colleagues in the NBA, the media and his many fans extend to him their support and the respect he has earned.”

Uh, that's right — a former President is giving you props for being yourself! Amazeballz!

Here are some other people giving Jason verbal high-fives for being a brave pioneer for himself and the LGBT community in professional sports:

Tags: american, celebs react, first, gay, inspiration, jason collins, lgbt community, nba, out, proud, sports player

Not bad for your first competition, Ellen Bittner!!!

Ellen is a 63-year-old woman who was the average American: lazy, unhealthy, unhappy. She became part of a study about how lifestyle affect life expectancy, and she was SHOCKED to learn she was among the highest at risk for a slew of health problems like heart attacks and strokes. More importantly though, she was inspired to change.

And we hope she inspires you too!

Turns out, Bittner was REALLY GOOD at powerlifting, after her personal trainer came back from a competition raving about it, and asked her if she wanted to try it out. So they trained, and now she's taken home the gold in her first competition ever!

Check out her amazeballs story (above)! Go Ellen, goooooo!

Tags: age, america, american, change, competition, gold, happy, health, healthy, heart, heart attack, life, lifestyle, personal trainer, powerlifter, study, trainer, unhealthy, woman

McDonald's profits are finally back up in the fourth quarter ever since their sales slumped a little a few months back.

How'd they bring their numbers back up??

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Wow, way to stay classy, Serena Williams.

We've had SO much respect for Serena and her talent over the years, but this is just uncalled for. She took getting destroyed by 19 year old Sloane Stephens in the Australian Open Quarterfinals like a child

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Are you still getting into the 2013 groove?

That's neat — Barbra Streisand has you beat. She's already well into being the best version of herself in 2013, and has announced a $2 million pledge for women's heart research. How's that workout resolution of yours coming along?

LOLz!

She spoke at President Bill Clinton’s second-annual Health Matters: Activating Wellness in Every Generation Conference, and talked about health and junk food:

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