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Alberto Salazar Biofile

Alberto Salazar Wins the New York Marathon November 3, 1980 X credit: Jerry Cooke - staff  | read this item

Alberto Salazar Biofile

Status: Three-time New York City Marathon winner.
DOB: August 7, 1958 in: Cuba
First running memory: “I would say winning junior high school ‘field day’ 600 meters. First big race I ever won [smiles].”
Running inspirations: “One was Steve Prefontaine…Dave Bedford from England…And Ron Clarke from Australia.”
Hobbies/leisure activities: “Besides coaching and working at Nike – that’s pretty [...]

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Jessica Simpson Biofile  | read this item

Jessica Simpson Biofile

STATUS: Columbia Records recording artist, entreprenuer, TV and film star. 
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: I like to go shopping, go to movies. Lots of normal things. Kind of escape from what I do. Go to the gym. Hang out with friends. I love listening and talking with people.
 
FAVORITE MOVIES: Steel Magnolias, Goonies, Only You, Pretty Woman. And any romantic [...]

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Gloria Gaynor Biofile  | read this item

Gloria Gaynor Biofile

 
Status: World-renowned recording artist/musician.
 
DOB: September 7, 1949 In: Newark, NJ
 
Music Inspirations: “Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Nancy Wilkins.”
 
Hobbies/Leisure Activities: “I like to cook. I like to sew. I like studying the Bible. I like shopping [smiles]. I’m a shoe fan.”
 
Favorite Movie: “The Incredibles [laughs].”
 
Last Book Read:  “The Bible.”
 
 
Favorite TV Show: “Smallville.”
 
Musical Favorites: “I [...]

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Biofile with Mario Manningham  | read this item

Biofile with Mario Manningham

Status: New York Giants wide receiver.
Ht: 5-11 Wt: 178
DOB: May 25, 1986 In: Warren, Ohio
College: Michigan.
Football Inspirations: “Probably Jerry Rice and Charles Woodson.”
Nicknames: “People call me Rio, obviously for Super Mario.”
Hobbies/Leisure Activities: “Play video games, I like to read Sports Illustrated, shoot around, I love basketball, I like to shoot around basketball a little.”
Favorite [...]

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Biofile with Dave Anderson  | read this item

Biofile with Dave Anderson

(Note: This Biofile interview was done by telephone in the 1990s.)
Status: New York Times Pulitzer-Prize winning sports columnist. Author of 21 books.
DOB: May 6, 1929  In: Troy, New York
Childhood Hero:  ”Stan Musial. I lived in Brooklyn but I liked the Cardinals more than the Dodgers. Stan was my guy. Great hitter. I liked him from [...]

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Biofile with Payne Stewart (1957-1999)  | read this item

Biofile with Payne Stewart (1957-1999)

(Note: This Biofile was originally done at the Buick Westchester in the summer of 1993. Stewart unfortunately died in a plane crash on Oct. 25, 1999.)
DOB: Jan. 30, 1957  In: Springfield, MO
Ht: 6-1   Wt: 180
Golf Inspirations:  ”Jack Nicklaus – a person I tried to model myself after. My dad (Bill).”
Hobbies/Interests:  ”Cooking, music, hunting, fishing, [...]

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Biofile with Mats Wilander  | read this item

Biofile with Mats Wilander

Status: Tennis Hall of Famer. Former ATP #1 ranked player in 1988 and winner of seven grand slam singles titles. Currently serves as a TV analyst for Eurosport.
Ht: 6-0 Wt: 163
DOB: August 22, 1964 In: Vaxjo, Sweden
Tennis Inspiration: “As in person? Just like the game. Just like the game. (No players?) Because I started before [...]

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Biofile with Oscar De La Hoya  | read this item

Biofile with Oscar De La Hoya

Status: Six-time world champion boxer and 1992 Olympic gold medalist.
Ht: 5-11 Wt: 154
DOB: February 4, 1973 In: Los Angeles, CA
Childhood Heroes: “Alexis Arguello, Ray Leonard and Julio Cesar Chavez.”
Age Started Boxing: “Seven.”
Hobbies/Interests: “Golf. One thing about golf, you can never be too good. It’s a challenge, the patience, the
frustration. I think golf is tougher than [...]

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Biofile with Reggie Bush  | read this item

Biofile with Reggie Bush

Status: New Orleans running back.
Ht: 5-11 Wt: 200
DOB: March 2, 1985 In: Spring Valley, CA
Childhood Heroes/Inspirations: “I didn’t have any heroes. I had guys that I looked up to – probably Michael Jordan, Deion Sanders, people like them.”
Nicknames: “Just President [smiles]. I got that in college.”
Hobbies/Interests: “Hmm, shopping, playing video [...]

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Biofile with John Velazquez  | read this item

Biofile with John Velazquez

Status: Jockey won the 2011 Kentucky Derby with Animal Kingdom.
Ht: 5-6 Wt: 110
DOB: November 24, 1971 In: Carolina, Puerto Rico
Childhood Hero: “Well, for the racetrack, I have to say Angel Cordero.”
Hobbies/Interests: “I have no hobby [laughs]. Only my children and my wife. That’s my hobby.”
Nickname: Johnny V.
Favorite Movies: “Wow. I gotta say Dirty Dancing. The [...]

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