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Biofile with Nicolas Escude  | read this item

Biofile with Nicolas Escude

 
Status: 2001 Davis Cup winner for France; Winner of four ATP singles titles (Toulouse 1999, 2001 & 2002 Rotterdam, 2004 Doha); Career-high ATP rank #17 in 2000; Career wins over Federer, Agassi, Ferrero, Costa, Hewitt, Henman, Robredo, Grosjean, Ljubicic.
Ht: 6-1 Wt: 155
DOB: April 3, 1976 In: Chartres, France
First Tennis Memory: “Me and my brother (Julien) [...]

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Biofile with Michael Borao  | read this item

Biofile with Michael Borao

 
Status: Boxing attorney/advisor.
DOB: October 13, 1973 In: Bronx, NY
First boxing memory: The first fight I remember vividly was when I was 9 or 10. I watched Larry Holmes vs. Randall “Tex” Cobb on television with my dad. I had seen other fights before this, but this one stands out for some reason. Cobb had taken such [...]

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Biofile with Author Larry "Ratso" Sloman  | read this item

Biofile with Author Larry “Ratso” Sloman

Status:  Best-selling author and Executive Editor of National Lampoon magazine.
Inspirations: Walking on a beach smelling the turbulent air of an approaching storm. Hearing the lonesome wail of a locomotive. Getting a royalty check for something you’ve written years ago.
First Writing Memory: Writing a tell-all account of sordid incident involving a classmate’s accident in his pants [...]

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Biofile with Floyd Mayweather Jr.  | read this item

Biofile with Floyd Mayweather Jr.

 
Status: Five-time world champion boxer.
Ht: 5-8 1/2 Wt: 147
DOB: Feb. 24, 1977 In: Grand Rapids, Mich.

 
 

Childhood Heroes: “(Uncle) Roger Mayweather, Aaron Pryor.”
Nicknames: Flashy Floyd, Flamboyant Floyd, The Pound-for-Pound Picasso, Pretty Boy Floyd, Money Mayweather.
Hobbies/Interests: “Music. All sports. I like to play table tennis, spend time with my kids.”
Age Started Boxing: “Seven. Been boxing since I [...]

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Biofile with Erik Morales  | read this item

Biofile with Erik Morales

 
Status: Five time world champion. His pro record is 49-6 (34 KO’s). Currently boxing as a super lightweight.
Ht: 5-8 Wt: 140
DOB: September 1, 1976 In: Tijuana, Mexico
Childhood Heroes: None.
Nicknames:”El Terrible”.
Hobbies/Interests: Listen to music, travel, surf the net.
Favorite Movies: A Beautiful Life. Macario: Man of Paper (both Mexican classics).
Favorite TV Shows: Solo Boxeo de Miller, Republica [...]

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Tribute Biofile with Astronaut Michael Anderson  | read this item

Tribute Biofile with Astronaut Michael Anderson

 
STATUS: NASA Astronaut who was killed in the space shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003.
DOB: December 25, 1959 In: Plattsburgh, NY
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: “Play tennis, play chess, photography, work on my car (a 1985 black Porsche 944).”
FAVORITE MOVIE: “One old film most people wouldn’t know, that I really liked was ‘To Sir With Love’ with Sidney Poitier. Great [...]

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Biofile with Yukari  | read this item

Biofile with Yukari

 
Status: Professional flute player. Her latest CD is titled “Dreams.”
First Music Memory: “First time when I remember I heard music was around five in kindergarten. I told my mom, I want to play that [laughs]. The language of music was so clear to me. I was like, I want to be in that world.”
Inspiration: “Good [...]

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Biofile with Ernests Gulbis  | read this item

Biofile with Ernests Gulbis

 
Status: Winner of one ATP singles title – 2010 Delray Beach. Coached by Hernan Gumy since September 2009. Currently ranked ATP #28.
Ht: 6-3 Wt: 169
DOB: August 30, 1988 In: Riga, Latvia
First Tennis Memory: “I went with my grandmother. I was living a lot with my grandmother when I was a kid, because my father and [...]

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Tribute Biofile Jay Larkin  | read this item

Tribute Biofile Jay Larkin

 
The former Showtime Network boxing czar, senior VP and executive producer Jay Larkin has passed away at age 59. He was a friendly, accessible, kind-hearted, and very likeable man, as reflected in this Biofile interview which we did in 2002.
Hobbies/Interests:  “Play with my kids, go to the theater.”
Favorite Movies:  “Godfather I, II.”
Musical Tastes:  “Classical Beatles, 60’s rock, Mozart, [...]

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Biofile with Tyson Gay  | read this item

Biofile with Tyson Gay

Status: 2007 World Champion in the 100 & 200 meter events. His Personal Best 9.69 is second-fastest in 100 meter history. His PB of 19.58 is third-fastest in 200 meter history.
DOB: August 9, 1982 In: Lexington, KY
First Track Memory: “Watching my sister (Tiffany) run in middle school, before I even started running track. She ran [...]

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