“Sport unites us, inspires us and offers all people a path forward toward becoming their best selves.” These are the words of lead donor Larry Tanenbaum, chairman of the Larry and Judy Tanenbaum Family Foundation and Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment. It is his Foundation's gift of $20 million that has made possible the creation of TISS, with aspirations to become one of the most influential and prominent research centres for sport science and sport medicine in the world.