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John McEnroe Analyzes James Blake's Career  | read this item

John McEnroe Analyzes James Blake’s Career

 
At a recent tennis event, I asked John McEnroe to discuss the struggles of James Blake who has recently dropped out of the top 50 in the ATP rankings.
“I think it’s amazing he got to #4 in the world,” says McEnroe. “His speed was one of the greatest I’ve ever seen. So that was a [...]

Rios meets John McEnroe.  | read this item

Marcelo Rios: The Man We Barely Knew

“Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them.” — Shakespeare.
“There is no great genius without some touch of madness.” — Seneca.
No tennis player ever awed us with his beautiful talents quite like Marcelo Rios. Even his name flowed smoothly, like that of [...]

James Blake at the Davis Cup final draw in Portland, Oregon in December 2007.  | read this item

Biofile with James Blake

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 [...]

Biofile with Jim Brown  | read this item

Biofile with Jim Brown

 
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 [...]

Scoop Malinowski Discusses His Book "Heavyweight Armageddon"  | read this item

Scoop Malinowski Discusses His Book “Heavyweight Armageddon”

BoxingInsider.com columnist Scoop Malinowski recently appeared on Marc Lichtenfeld’s “Through The Ropes” radio show and Tim Palesky’s “Knockout TV” on North Jersey Cablevision to discuss his book “Heavyweight Armageddon: The Tyson-Lewis Championship Battle”. Here are some of the transcripts from those appearances.
Question: What inspired you to do this book?
Scoop Malinowski: It was a major event [...]

John McEnroe On Boxing  | read this item

John McEnroe On Boxing

Why I Like Boxing: John McEnroe
September 13, 1981, John McEnroe was on top of the world. He was the world’s #1 tennis player, having just won his third consecutive U.S. Open title in New York. Just three nights after his 46 62 64 63 KO win over Bjorn Borg, which sent the super Swede staggering [...]

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