Status: ATP #1 player in the world. Won Wimbledon and the Australian Open this year.
Ht: 6-2 Wt: 176
DOB: May 22, 1987 In: Belgrade, Serbia
Tennis Heroes: “Well, Pete Sampras, he was always my idol. I always liked his game even if I don’t have the same game as he does. I liked [...]
It’s about 1:30 and I’m supposed to meet my friend at 2 in front of Ashe so I enter the Stadium to see who’s using the court…and it’s Roger Federer and Mardy Fish. And there are only about ten scattered people watching. They must’ve just started because they’re hitting from the baseline and it’s laid [...]
Talkin' Boxing with Wladimir KlitschkoWorld IBF/WBO/WBA/RING Heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko takes timeout in Kiev, Ukraine to share some final thoughts on his most recent match, his very first fight, the hardest part about boxing, and more…
BoxingInsider: Your comments from the world title unification victory against David Haye?
Wladimir Klitschko: ”I was disappointed that I didn’t knock him out. Very. [...]
Status: New York Rangers right winger/left winger.
Ht: 5-foot-11 Wt: 195 pounds.
DOB: April 10, 1980 In: North York, Ont.
Hockey Inspirations: “Brett Hull was always my favorite player growing up, so I’d say him.”
Early Hockey Memory: “Probably my best one was (attending) my first NHL game. It was 1992 and it was a playoff game between Toronto [...]
Status: Former WBA Junior Bantamweight champion. Boxed professionally from 1980-1991. His ring record was 49-1 (43 KO’s). Inducted to International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1999.
Ht: 5-5 Wt: 115
DOB: May 15, 1959 In: Petchaboon, Thailand
Nickname: The Thai Tyson.
Boxing Inspirations: ”Muhammad Ali. Joe Louis. Rocky Marciano. Pone Kingpetch – the first world [...]
Veteran American trainer Roger Bloodworth talks about his long career in boxing and shares some insights and memories of Golota, Whitaker, Adamek, Peden, Molina, Tyson, Adamek vs. Vitali, and much more…
“I wasn’t a boxer, I was a wrestler in school. My first memory of boxing is my son Derek fighting when he was eight. He [...]
Status: 100 and 200 meter sprinter representing Jamaica. Held the 100 meter world record from June 2005 to May 2008 with 9.77 and 9.74 clockings. His PB is 9.72.
Ht: 6-3 Wt: 190
DOB: November 23, 1982 In: Spanish Town, Jamaica
Track Inspirations: “No.”
First Track & Field Memory: “I wasn’t really an athlete [...]
Status: Track and field athlete. Current world champion in the high jump event (both indoors and outdoors).
DOB: November 8, 1983 In: Split, Croatia
Ht: 6-4 Wt: 165
First Track Memory: “I was very little girl and I was running around the track and watching my father and nobody liked me, I was so annoying [...]
Status: Harness racing driver.
DOB: June 21, 1956 In: Livermore, CA
First Harness Racing Memory: “At Bay Meadows, I was about three or four. They used to race harness, quarters and thoroughbreds all in the same day. My first memory is being at the grandstand, watching all these guys get real muddy. They were [...]
Status: Former WBA Featherweight champion made a division-record 19 successful title defenses over a seven-year reign. His ring record was 41-6 (25 KO’s). Was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
Ht: 5-8 Wt: 126
DOB: March 2, 1953 In: Panama City, Panama
Boxing Inspiration: ”Ismael Laguna.”
Nickname: ”The Scorpion.”
Hobbies/Leisure Activities: ”Studying history, reading, housework.”
Favorite Meal: ”Fish.”
Favorite Breakfast [...]
