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Biofile with Jarkko Nieminen

MASON, OH - AUGUST 16: Jarkko Nieminen of Finland poses for a portrait during the 2006 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters, at the Lindner Family Tennis Center on August 16, 2006 in Mason, Ohio. (Photo by Mark Lyons/Getty Images)  | read this item

Biofile with Jarkko Nieminen

 
Status: Winner of one ATP singles title. Career high singles rank #13 in July 2006. Has career wins over Sampras, Agassi, Djokovic.
Ht: 6-1 Wt: 172
DOB: July 23, 1981 In: Masku, Finland
Tennis Inspirations: “Vilas when Borg and McEnroe played. Becker, Edberg and Sampras.”
Nicknames: “Just my first name. I haven’t had any nice nicknames [smiles].”
Hobbies/Leisure Activities: “Well, [...]

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Biofile with Ivo Karlovic  | read this item

Biofile with Ivo Karlovic

 Photo Credit: Henk Abbink
Status: Winner of four ATP singles titles. Highest singles rank is #14. Member of Croatia’s Davis Cup team. Has wins over Federer,
Hewitt, Roddick, Blake, Djokovic.
Ht: 6-10 Wt: 230 pounds.
DOB: February 28, 1979 in Zagreb, Croatia.
Hobbies/Interests: “You know, it is difficult to have like a real hobby because like every week we are [...]

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Biofile with Heidi Albertsen  | read this item

Biofile with Heidi Albertsen

Status:  Model, actress.

Ht: 5-10 

Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
 
Hobbies/Interests:  “Living life, being with friends and family which are important. Nature. I look at a tree and smile. I climbed Kilimanjaro for an IMAX film with the same director who did Everest – David Breashears. I photograph – which I enjoy a lot. After being on the other side [...]

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Biofile with Zenon Konopka  | read this item

Biofile with Zenon Konopka

Status: Tampa Bay Lightning center. Currently leads the NHL with 158 penalty minutes.
HT: 6-0 WT: 213
DOB: January 1, 1981 In: Niagara Falls, Ontario
First Hockey Memory: “I was four-years-old playing with eight-year-old kids. Never touched the puck the whole season. (“No way,” replies a teammate who overhears this.) Never touched the puck.”
Hockey Inspiration: “I guess my dad (Zenon Sr.) was [...]

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Biofile with Juan Manuel Marquez  | read this item

Biofile with Juan Manuel Marquez

Status: Three-time world champion.
Record: 50-5-1 (37).
Ht: 5-5 Wt: 147
DOB: August 23, 1973 In: Mexico City, Mexico
Early Boxing Memory: Lost my first fight to Javier Duran by disqualification, ‘93 May. They stole the fight from me, I got ripped off. That’s one of the first things that really hurt and it motivated me to never lose [...]

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Biofile with Vincent Lecavalier  | read this item

Biofile with Vincent Lecavalier

Status: Tampa Bay Lightning center
 
HT: 6-foot-4 WT: 223 pounds
 
DOB: April 21, 1980 In: Ile Bizard, Que.
 
Hockey Inspiration: “Steve Yzerman.”
 
Hobbies/Leisure Activities: “Golf, watching movies, boating.”
 
Nickname: “Just Vinny.”
 
Favorite Movie: “Blackhawk Down.”
 
Favorite TV Show: “24.”
 
Musical Tastes: “U2, Metallica.”
 
Early Hockey Memory: “Christmas one year I got a pair of Easton gloves (blue and white). It was like the happiest [...]

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The artist with students at the opening of his art school in Harlem.  | read this item

Biofile with LeRoy Neiman

Status: One of the world’s most prolific and best-known artists.
Hobbies/interests: “Exercise moderately. My work is my life. I have to keep in shape to paint … it’s a performance. Boxing is my real passion. I can go to ballet, theatre, movies, or other sporting events … and nothing is like the fights to me. I’m [...]

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Don King stands between Kevin McBride and Andrew Golota at Madison Square Garden in 2007.  | read this item

Biofile with Don King

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 [...]

Biofile with Yukari   | read this item

Biofile with Yukari

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 [...]

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Biofile with Yuri Kano  | read this item

Biofile with Yuri Kano

Status:  Contender in the New York City Marathon this Sunday November 1.
DOB: October 27, 1978  In: Japan
Running Inspiration: “I feel the accomplishment after finishing the race. So it’s a feeling of accomplishment.”
First Running Memory: “When I discovered I could be the first place winner. When I ran many races as a young girl, I recognized that I [...]

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