Status: Baseball Hall of Famer. All-time home run king with 755. Currently, Hank is a Senior Vice President with the Atlanta Braves. In addition, he owns several Church’s, Popeyes and Krispy Kreme franchises in the Atlanta area. He also operates his foundation (The Henry L. Aaron Chasing The Dream Foundation).
Ht: 6-0 Wt: 190
DOB: February 5, [...]
Status: Free spirit, musician, entrepreneur.
Ht: 6-4 Wt: 220
Born On: December 23, 1970 In: Cincinnati, Ohio
Childhood Heroes: “Man, I never had a bunch of heroes. KISS – the rock group KISS because my brother liked KISS. Rocky – because I watched the movie Rocky. I mean, I lived in a small village, I think that’s a [...]
Status: WBC Heavyweight Champion. His record is 39-2 (37 KO’s).
Ht: 6-7 Wt: 250
DOB: July 19, 1971 IN: Belovodsk, Soviet Union
Nicknames: Dr. Iron Fist, Iron Chin.
Hobbies/Leisure Activities: “Chess, wakeboarding, kitesurfing, jet skiing, scuba diving, table tennis.”
Childhood Dream: “Spaceman or astronaut or do karate like Bruce Lee [smiles].”
Age Started Boxing: “13.”
First Boxing Memory: “Losing my first fight.”
Boxing [...]
Status: Legendary recording artist.
Music Inspirations: “Well, Sinatra. That’s easy. Ella – beautiful. Mabel Mercer – rare lyrics. Sara Vaughn – she was my big hero. I used to save my nickels to go watch her at the Blue Note in Chicago. Doris Day. I was friends with Rosemary Clooney who lived down the block from [...]
Status: Former world #4 in ATP rankings. Member of 2007 U.S. Davis Cup-winning team.
Ht: 6-1 Wt: 170
DOB: December 28, 1979 In: Yonkers, NY
Childhood Heroes: “Michael Jordan impressed me with how he got ready for every game. And he had to show everyone he was the best every time he stepped on that court. In tennis [...]
Muna meets the media at the Reebok Grand Prix event at Randall's Island in NYC in May. | read this item Status: Two-time U.S. Olympic sprinter (2004, 2008).
DOB: October 30, 1981 In: Little Rock, Arkansas
Track Inspirations: “Jackie (Joyner-Kersee). I didn’t really pay attention to track. Mo – my big brother Maurice.”
Hobbies/Leisure Activities: “Fashion design. Painting and drawing. And sleeping [smiles]. Gotta finish school. Trying to focus on that.”
Favorite Movies: “Nothing scary. I don’t like any scary [...]
Don King stands between Kevin McBride and Andrew Golota at Madison Square Garden in 2007. | read this item STATUS: Hall of Fame Boxing Promoter
BORN ON: August 20, 1931 IN: Cleveland, Ohio
RESIDENCE: Fort Lauderdale, FL
FAVORITE MOVIE: Clint Eastwood in A Fistful of Dollars
CHILDHOOD DREAM: “I wanted to be a lawyer. I had an affinity for the law. Unfortunately, I got derailed.”
EARLY BOXING MEMORY: “I fought in the Golden Gloves in the 1950’s as a [...]
Status: Professional flute player.
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 people, good art, good food and [...]
Childhood Hero: “Joe DiMaggio.”
Childhood Dream: ”Freedom, equality and justice. My dream is still freedom, equality and justice.”
Funny Football Memory: ”170-lb. Pat Fisher picking me up – 230 lbs. – and taking me about five yards back and dumping me on my butt. And having all the
fans at Cleveland laughing at me [smiles].”
Greatest Sports Moment: ”Oh [...]
Status: Former CNN news anchor, reporter from 1980 to 2009.
DOB: September 24, 1945 In: Childress, TX
Hobbies/Interests: “Scuba diving. Horseback riding. Golf. Running tractors on the farm – we’ve got a horse farm in (Sussex County) New Jersey. I enjoy getting out, cutting hay and playing farmer on the weekends during the summer.”
Childhood Heroes: “Gene Autry, [...]
