Lenny Dykstra hustled to baseball royalty before massive fraud and a federal prison sentence destroyed his gritty legacy. #lennydykstra #phillies #nymets #mlb #truecrime

Brianna McNeal hurdled to Olympic gold in Rio before a five-year ban for tampering shattered her career. #briannamcneal #trackandfield #hurdles #olympics #nostalgia

Brianna McNeal ruled the 100-meter hurdles in Rio before a missing drug test and a brutal five-year ban shattered her prime. #briannamcneal #trackandfield #100mhurdles #rio2016 #nostalgia

In 1991, Mike Powell jumped 8.95 meters—a world record that has stood for 35 years. In history, he is a king. In reality, he is a forgotten man in the shadow of Carl Lewis. #mikepowell #trackandfield #worldrecord #tokyo1991 #olympics

Kelli White conquered the 2003 Paris World Championships before a failed drug test and stripped medals erased her name. #kelliwhite #trackandfield #doping #00s #sports

Lolo Jones was inches away from Olympic gold before one clipped hurdle shattered a lifetime of training. #lolojones #olympics #beijing2008 #trackandfield #hurdles

Lance Armstrong was the heartbeat of American grit before a studio couch and a blood bag shattered the myth. #lancearmstrong #tourdefrance #cycling #sports #00s

Do you remember Florence Griffith Joyner?She ruled the 1988 Olympics with neon nails and world records, then died in her sleep at 38. #flojo #olympics #1988 #nostalgia #trackandfield

Marion Jones was the fastest woman on Earth in Sydney 2000 until a doping scandal and a prison cell erased her from the history books. Let's look back at her Olympic glory, the fall from grace, and the shadow that remains. #MarionJones #Sydney2000 #Olympics #TrackAndField #Sports

Greg Louganis was once the most perfect and dominant diver in Olympic history... but his real-life secret in the Seoul pool was more dangerous than the board he hit. #greglouganis #olympics #80snostalgia #diving #survivor

David Draiman was once the most explosive and piercing voice of 2000s nu-metal... but his real-life struggle with vocal surgery and the loss of his iconic look was more silent than his famous cover. #daviddraiman #disturbed #numetal #00snostalgia #thesickness

From The Sixth Sense peak to the 2006 wreckage: The rise, the struggle, and the survival of a broken prodigy. #TheSixthSense #HaleyJoelOsment #ChildStar #1990s #hollywood

Kellie Pickler was the girl everyone laughed with on American Idol, but the cameras never showed what came after #KelliePickler #AmericanIdol #2000sNostalgia #CountryMusic #wherearetheynow

Do You Remember Emeli Sandé? The Voice Behind “Next to Me” That Defined the Early 2010s #emelisande #nexttome #2010smusic #nostalgicmusic #throwbackmusic

She Was America’s Mall Pop Princess with “I Think We’re Alone Now”… But the Fame Didn’t Last #Tiffany #IThinkWereAloneNow #80sPop #MallTour #80s

From writing Foolish Beat in her teenage bedroom to topping the charts at 18 — the forgotten pop rise of Debbie Gibson #DebbieGibson #FoolishBeat #80sPop #80sMusic #musichistory

Hilary Duff: The Girl From Lizzie McGuire Who Grew Up While the World Kept Remembering Her as Lizzie #HilaryDuff #LizzieMcGuire #2000sKids #DisneyChannel #wherearetheynow

She Blew Up at 13, Then Was Robbed of 7 Years: Where is the 'Leave (Get Out)' Singer Now? #JoJo #2000sMusic #PopCulture #LeaveGetOut #Nostalgia

She Blew Up at 13, Then Was Robbed of 7 Years: Where is the 'Leave (Get Out)' Singer Now? #JoJo #2000sMusic #PopCulture #LeaveGetOut #Nostalgia

Happiness blew up in 2011. But a shelved second album and a quiet label drop killed her stardom at 22. #alexisjordan #happiness #2010s #music #pop