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Brian Ching is trying to prove something as he leads the Dynamo to the MLS Cup on Sunday night.

Ching, 33, has never been the fastest or most skillful forward, but few in Major League Soccer history have coaxed more out of their abilities. If anything, Ching’s life story is about overcoming the odds.

Even though his father, Francis, left Ching’s mother when Brian was 3, much of his motivation stems from his father’s death from cancer on Christmas Day 1992.

Full article: http://www.chron.com/sports/dynamo/article/For-Dynamo-s-Ching-life-all-about-overcoming-odds-2275428.php