(Note: This article was originally published at BoxingInsider.com in 2010.)
The Mayweather ship is sinking fast. And there’s no hope really. It’s inevitable that Mayweather is going to hit the bottom and be humbled. “The humble shall be exalted and the exalted shall be humbled.”
Floyd’s in a no-win situation, really, outside of the money factor (and [...]
Status: Tampa Bay Rays bench coach. Former MLB outfielder from 1986-2001 with Chicago Cubs, Montreal, Cincinnati, San Francisco, Chicago White Sox, Tampa Bay, Texas, Toronto and Atlanta.
DOB: September 26, 1964 In: Brooklyn, New York
First Baseball Memory: “Four-years-old. My dad put me on his Little League team. I skipped T-ball and everything. It [...]
Status: Pulitzer Prize-winning sportswriter.
DOB: December 29, 1919 In: Hartford, CT
Childhood Heroes: “Jimmy McLarnin. The Welterweight champion in 1933. His name had the same initials as mine. And because he was Irish didn’t hurt [smiles]. I met him later, in 1960. We played golf at Lakeside in Burbank. I got to know him. And [...]
(Note: This Biofile was commissioned in 1994 by the now-defunct SPORT Magazine.)
Status: Los Angeles Dodgers manager. Former New York Yankee All-Star first baseman from 1982-1995.
Ht: 6-0 Wt: 200
DOB: April 20, 1961 In: Evansville, Indiana
Childhood Heroes: “Julius Erving – a class act and a great player. Rod Carew.”
Nicknames: “Gumby. I don’t know [...]
Status: Soccer great from Colombia. Former member of Colombia’s national football team. From 1985-1998 he represented Colombia in 111 full international matches and scored 11 goals. He is the most capped player in his country’s history.
Ht: 5-9 Wt: 161
DOB: September 2, 1961 In: Santa Marta, Colombia
Soccer Inspiration: “Pele, of course.”
Nickname: “El [...]
(Note: This Biofile was done in 1993 at Madison Square Garden – in my early days as an inexperienced interviewer.)
Status: Former NBA point guard. Currently serves as New York Knicks TV analyst for MSG Network.
Ht: 6-4 Wt: 210
DOB: March 29, 1945 In: Atlanta, GA
Hobbies/Interests: “Sailing.”
Nickname: “Clyde. From the movie Bonnie & [...]
(Note: This Biofile Classic interview was conducted at Madison Square Garden in 1997.)
Status: Hall of Fame manager, trainer and TV commentator.
DOB: May 30, 1922 In: Rockaway Beach, N.Y.
Childhood Heroes: ”Van Lingo Mungo, Joe Strip, Ralph Kerchival – guys you never heard of. Way before your time.”
Nicknames: ”Radar. I had a pretty good [...]
Status: New York Daily News Columnist since 1977; Author of books “Heat”, “Bump & Run”, “Travel Team”, “Full Court Press”, among others. Has alsoo written for Esquire Magazine, ESPN The Magazine, Golf Digest, Parade, Men’s Journal, Travel = Leisure Golf.
DOB: May 11, 1952 In Oneida, NY
Childhood Heroes: “Jimmy Breslin and Pete Hamill.”
Hobbies/Interests: [...]
Status: World class marathoner. 2000, 2004, 2008 Olympian.
DOB: October 14, 1973, in Kerns, Obwalden, Switzerland
First running memory: “Was running from my mother (Maria) when she was asking me to make up my room. I destroyed everything, I had everywhere clothes and she said I had to make up my room. And I run away [smiles].”
Running [...]
DOB: October 1, 1953, in Oslo, Norway.
Running inspirations: “My brothers when I was a young girl. And later it was the European track runners, European middle-distance runners. And later, when I moved on to the roads… I really didn’t have any idols because I was, more or less, the first one. I ran my first [...]
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