Forget the glamorous stars. The real sports heroes are the everyday people who overcome injuries, personal hardships or simply long odds to achieve their own goals. Like this man. Or this woman. Or this man.

Or this baby sea otter in the video above learning to swim and do other grown-up-otter things.

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The yet-to-be-named five-week-old sea otter pup was discovered in late September off the coast of central California and is starting a new life at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago after a rehabilitation period at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California.

The female pup, for now simply referred to as "Pup 681," was found stranded on a beach between San Mateo and Santa Cruz and estimated to be only a week old. At the time, she weighed only two pounds, but after four weeks of round-the-clock care, is now up to six pounds. She was transported to Shedd Aquarium last week.

Pup 681 was rescued after a beach-goer out for an evening stroll heard the newborn otter's cry and notified a local conservation center, according to Shedd Aquarium. Rescuers learned she was part of a threatened Southern sea otter subspecies that generally dwells off the coast of central California.

According to Shedd, the aquarium is one of only a handful of facilities equipped to properly care for otters like Pup 681. Tim Binder, the aquarium's vice president of animal collections, said Shedd's Abbott Oceanarium has a team of conservation experts and veterinarians caring for the pup. The team is introducing the otter to basic survival skills such as finding solid foods like clams or shrimp, grooming and regulating body temperature.

“It truly takes a village to rehabilitate a young sea otter. Our animal care team is teaching the pup how to be an otter,” Binder said in a press release.

"As an organization dedicated to marine mammal care and conservation, we were perfectly positioned to ensure that this little pup had a home, providing the long-term care needed to survive.”

Populations of Southern sea otters have been making a slow comeback in central California coastal waters, increasing at a rate of about 5% to 6% per year, according to the National Geological Survey.

If you haven't gotten enough cuteness from the video above, check out the photos below.

1. OMG

Image: Shedd Aquarium/Brenna Hernandez

2. Double OMG

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3. So much OMG

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4. Last one because can't take anymore OMG

Image: Shedd Aquarium/Brenna Hernandez

In conclusion: ZOMG.