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Status: LPGA golfer and 2010 U.S. Open champion.
Ht: 5-9 Wt: n/a
DOB: Aug. 5, 1986 In: Mountain View, Calif.
Childhood Heroes: “My dad and mom without a doubt. Batman was a close second [smiles].”
Hobbies/Interests: “Music, fashion, all sports.”
Favorite Movies: “Shrek, Top Gun, Dirty Dancing, Chicago, and Batman.”
Favorite TV Shows: “The O.C., America’s Next Top Model, House.”
Early Golf [...]
Status: Top 10 heavyweight contender. Has a pro record of 12-0 with 7 KO’s.
Ht: 6-6 1/2 Wt: 243
DOB: Janury 2, 1984 In: Stockholm, Sweden
Nickname: The Nordic Nightmare.
Boxing Inspiration: My father.
Childhood Heroes: My brothers, because they helped me a lot.
Hobbies/Leisure Activities: Reading books, playing with my kids.
Favorite Movie: Into The Wild, Fear & Loathing In Las [...]
Status: ATP #102. Reached his second ATP quarterfinal in 2010 in Newport. Reached second round at this year’s Wimbledon.
Ht: 6-5 Wt: 180
DOB: December 8, 1984 In: Celle, Germany
First Tennis Memory: “The courts back at home where I started playing in Germany. It’s a long time ago.”
Nicknames: “Just one – Dreddy.”
Hobbies/Leisure Activities: “Listen to music all [...]
Status: Boxing Hall of Famer. Four-time world champion.
Ht: 5-7 Wt: 200
DOB: June 16, 1952 In: Guarare, Panama
Childhood Hero: “Muhammad Ali.”
Childhood Dream: “Always wanted to be a fighter.”
Favorite Movies: “John Wayne movies. Arnold Schwarzeneggar movies. Terror movies. Halloween. Jerry Lewis and Charlie Chaplin movies – my favorite comedians.”
First Job: “Painting – to help godfather in Panama [...]
Status: 1988 Olympic bronze medalist. Four-time challenger for world heavyweight championship.
Ht: 6-4 Wt: 238
Born On: January 5, 1968 In: Warsaw, Poland
Childhood Hero: “Muhammad Ali. I saw him on TV – his fight with Foreman. Amazing knockout. Both fighters looked like gigantic creatures fighting each other. From that moment boxing was amazing for me. ”
Inspiration: “George [...]
Occupation: Author of ’All the Sad Young Literary Men’ and editor-in-chief of n+1 magazine (twice-yearly about literature, politics and culture). Has written about books for Dissent, Slate and New York. Dubbed the “Literary heart-throb” by gawker.com.
DOB: January 9, 1975 In: Moscow, Russia
Hobbies/Interests: “I play football and hockey.”
Favorite Movie: “There’s a Russian movie called Autumn Marathon – [...]
Status: Actress/model who has appeared in films such as “10″, “Tarzan The Ape Man”, “Orca”, “Tommy Boy”, and “Ghosts Can’t Do It.”
DOB: November 20, 1956 In: Long Beach, CA
Hobbies/Interests: “Horses, horses and horses. Travel in connection. I’ve done horse rescue and horse welfare. I’m just a girl who was born horse-crazy [smiles]. Also, boxing. [...]
Status: Professional boxer. #7 WBO Cruiserweight contender. Member of 2000 Brazilian Olympic Team. Pro record is 32-2 (29 KO’s).
Ht: 6-1 Wt: 200
DOB: June 29, 1976 In: Matogrosso, Brazil
Boxing Inspirations: “Sugar Ray Leonard, Roy Jones Jr., Mike Tyson.”
Hobbies/Leisure Activities: “Soccer. Go out with friends, enjoy life.”
First Boxing Memory: “Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Marvin Hagler. I was nine [...]
Status: Hall of Fame Boxing Referee.
DOB: January 27, 1926 In: Brockton, MA
Passed Away: April 10, 2010
(Note: This Biofile was originally done in 1995 and was published in an issue of Boxing 95 magazine.)
First Boxing Memory: “My uncle Joe fought James J. Braddock three times. They each won one and drew one. He also fought Max [...]
Status: Baseball Hall of Famer.
DOB: August 30, 1918 In: San Diego, CA
Passed Away: July 5, 2002
Childhood Heroes: “That’s a funny point. I never had any childhood sports heroes. There was no radio or television back then. The only word I could get from anyone was from the ‘papers. From the very beginning I’d heard [...]
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