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I KNOW WHAT TO SAY, BUT…
POETIC MEMOIR: A STUTTERER’S LAMENT
by Rose Cordero-Gonzales
Q&A with Jafnar Gueye
"You may not think it now, but your stuttering is truly a superpower... When someone tells me they stutter I automatically assume they have certain traits: toughness, resiliency, attentiveness, self awareness. I am yet to be wrong."
Q&A with Randy Curry
"I know that you are your worst judge. The way that people hear you speak is much better than you think it sounds."
Stuttering Didn’t Bench Bob Love
Love knew first-hand the experiences of someone who stutters. He overcame considerable frustrations and setbacks since his glory years with the Chicago Bulls.
Remembering Bob Love
It is with profound sadness we share the passing of NBA All-Star Bob Love.
Q&A with Coach Jeff Walz
"My stuttering has gotten better as I have gotten more confident in myself and less concerned about what others think. I have used my platform to let other stutterers know that anything is possible even with a stutter."
The Lore of Lord Stanley's Cup
Exploring hockey, history, and the skaters who stutter
Fall Magazine
Stuttering takes the stage when it comes to music history.

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CELEBRITY FOCUS

Bruce Willis

While the world knows Bruce Willis as an A-list actor, few know that he struggled with stuttering throughout his first 20 years.

Walter Bruce Willis was born in 1955 in West Germany to his German mother, Marlene, and his American GI father, David Willis. The family settled in David’s hometown of Penns Grove, New Jersey in 1957, and the couple has three other children.

Frank Wolf

This Virginian congressman has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1981. The longtime supporter of the Stuttering Foundation drew national attention to childhood stuttering in 2006 when he submitted an article about Tiger Woods from the SFA newsletter to the Congressional Record. The congressman is featured in the Stuttering Foundation's Famous People Who Stutter brochure.

Bob Love

The late Bob Love dreamt about being a great public speaker since his early days in Bastrop Louisiana, even though, as a young man, he could barely put two words together, let alone speak a full sentence.

In spite of his severe stuttering disability, Bob Love, the son of a sharecropper, rose to become a Chicago Bulls NBA superstar, whose records were eventually surpassed by Michael Jordan. Throughout his entire athletic career, Bob Love kept his stuttering a secret from the fans who adored him, thinking he could do his “talking” on the basketball court.

Alan Rabinowitz

Alan Rabinowitz, Ph.D., who passed away in 2018, was an explorer, wildlife conservationist, and author. He established the Hukawng Valley Tiger Reserve in northern Myanmar, which is about the size of the state of Vermont.

His love for animals began when he was very young.

Kenyon Martin

Kenyon Martin, the basketball sensation who was named to the NBA’s All Star Team in 2004, joins other famous people who stutter in a new brochure. The brochure - which unfolds into a small poster - is available free of charge from The Stuttering Foundation.

The poster is intended to give children and adults who stutter inspiration as they grapple with their speech disorder.