Here are the stories of three women who have defied the odds.
But they may not be able to continue defying the odds.
"He wants you to believe he's that one in a million who defies the odds and the science."
Yet here you are, with me still, defying the odds by existing.
More air attacks followed, but U-230 continued to defy the odds.
It was something that defied the odds but might indeed have happened on its own, without any wish at all.
In February 1999, she was given only six weeks to live, but defied the odds and is still alive more than 17 years later.
By the time her second son was 3, she decided to defy the odds and enroll in college.
"We've defied the odds before and we can do it again," he said.
If the paper is to defy the odds, the various parties involved will clearly have to avoid conflict.