Kicked out of the men's basketball league, Sarah Thomas set her sights on the Super Bowl
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The lyrics are soaring and defiant: "And I'll rise up. I'll rise like the day! I'll rise up. I'll rise unafraid!"
Andra Day's Grammy-nominated 2016 hit 'Rise Up' has been featured in television shows and commercials -- it was played on the campaign trail by Hillary Clinton and performed at the inauguration of President Joe Biden -- but in a Tampa hotel room in February, the song had an audience of just one. Sarah Thomas had deliberately loaded it onto her playlist and she became emotional. "You're broken down and tired of living life on a merry-go-round," Day sings, "But I promise we'll take the world to its feet and move mountains."More Related News
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