Against all odds - "Aus eigener Kraft" - tells extraordinary stories about world known Austrian sport athlets as Niki Lauda, Thomas Muster, Hermann Maier, Matthias Lanzinger, Heinz Kinigadner and Thomas Geierspichler, as well es the particular life story of Dr.Therese von Schwarzenberg. In personal interviews everyone tells his/her story of their experience after their tragic accidents, how they handled it and their way back into life and to the top of their sport disciplines.