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, [...]
Status: WBC #2 ranked heavyweight contender. 2004 Olympic gold medalist. His record is 15-0 (11 KO’s).
Ht: 6-2 Wt: 270
DOB: April 5, 1980 In: Havana, Cuba
First Boxing Memory: “We used to have this thing called Rustic boxing in Cuba where they would blind-fold the kids and get a stick
with a pillow at the end and beat [...]
Status: Motion picture director/producer.
Inspiration(s): There have been several in my life, directors such as Alfred Hitchcock, Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino have been big influences on me, as has been producer/director Samuel M. Sherman who has been like a second father and taught me the producing game very well. Other writers who have influenced me [...]
Status: WTA tennis player ranked #58 in the world upset 2008 champion Maria Sharapova in three sets in the first round of the 2010 Australian Open.
Ht: 5-8 Wt: 127
DOB: January 25, 1987 In: Moscow, Russia
First Tennis Memory: “When I came to the club when I was seven-years-old and I came to one of the bigger clubs [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Biofile with Curtis GlencrossCurtis Glencross had 13 goals and 40 points in 74 games for the Calgary Flames last season.
Status: Calgary Flames left wing.
Ht: 6-foot-1 Wt: 195
DOB: December 28, 1982 In: Kindersley, Sask.
Hockey Inspirations: “I like the way Mike Modano, Doug Gilmour and Jeremy Roenick played. They’re gritty and good skaters and all that kind of stuff. That’s [...]
Status: WTA player just won the doubles event in Los Angeles with partner Yan Zi by defeating Kirilenko/A. Radwanska 60 46 10-7.
Ht: 5-6 Wt: 132
DOB: January 10, 1985 In: Koahsiung, Chinese Taipei
Tennis Inspiration: “Federer, Roger.”
Hobbies/Leisure Activities: “Music, Internet, singing, seeing movies and shopping.”
Favorite Movies: “Nothing special.”
Favorite TV Show: [...]
Columbus’ Fedor Tyutin had nine goals and 34 points in 82 games for the Blue Jackets last season.
Status: Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman.
Ht: 6-foot-3 Wt: 210 pounds
DOB: July 19, 1983 IN: Izhevsk, Russia
First Hockey Memory: “Well, my first hockey memory, when I think about my career, is, of course, how I started to play [...]
DOB: June 8, 1985 In: Chefe village, Arsi, Ethiopia
Running Inspirations: “There were a lot of athletes that I admired but in particular I can think of Derartu (Tulu – her cousin) and Haile (Gebreselassie).”
Leisure Activities/Interests: “I watch movies and I also go to churches.”
Musical Tastes: “Lots of American music [smiles]. Ethiopian music, [...]
