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Biofile with Yukari  | read this item

Biofile with Yukari

 
Status: Professional flute player. Her latest CD is titled “Dreams.”
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 [...]

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Biofile with Ernests Gulbis  | read this item

Biofile with Ernests Gulbis

 
Status: Winner of one ATP singles title – 2010 Delray Beach. Coached by Hernan Gumy since September 2009. Currently ranked ATP #28.
Ht: 6-3 Wt: 169
DOB: August 30, 1988 In: Riga, Latvia
First Tennis Memory: “I went with my grandmother. I was living a lot with my grandmother when I was a kid, because my father and [...]

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Biofile with Robert Helenius  | read this item

Biofile with Robert Helenius

 
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 [...]

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Biofile with Tomas Berdych

Tomas Berdych from Czech holds the trophy during the winner ceremony after the final match against Mikhail Youzhny from Russia at the ATP BMW open tennis tournament in Munich, southern Germany, on Sunday, May 10, 2009. Berdych won the match 6-4, 4-6 and 7-6. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)  | read this item

Biofile with Tomas Berdych

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ht: 6-5  Wt: 200
DOB: September 17, 1985 in Valasske Mezirici, Czech Republic
Tennis Heroes/Inspirations: “If I have some heroes in tennis? No I don’t have any heroes, not in tennis, not in other kind of sports, nothing. I’m trying to play and be myself.”
Hobbies/Leisure Activities: “Yeah, of course my hobbies — if you are in pro [...]

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Biofile with Devon Alexander  | read this item

Biofile with Devon Alexander

 
Status: WBC/IBF Light Welterweight champion. Pro record is 20-0 (13 KO’s).
Ht: 5-8 Wt: 140
DOB: February 10, 1987 In: St. Louis, MO
Boxing Inspirations: “For people who don’t know me, I grew up with Cory Spinks, he’s been a great inspiration for me. He’s been in the same gym with me. He’s been a great experience. But [...]

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Biofile with Tomas Berdych  | read this item

Biofile with Tomas Berdych

 
Status: #16 seed at the Sony Ericsson in Miami is in the semifinals after defeating Federer and Verdasco in three set thrillers.
Ht: 6-5 Wt: 200
DOB: September 17, 1985 in Valasske Mezirici, Czech Republic
Tennis Heroes/Inspirations: “If I have some heroes in tennis? No I don’t have any heroes, not in tennis, not in other kind of [...]

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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 Odlanier Solis  | read this item

Biofile with Odlanier Solis

 
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 [...]

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Movie men: Borowski, on left, with Palminteiri.  | read this item

Biofile with Sam Borowski

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 [...]

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Biofile with Maria Kirilenko  | read this item

Biofile with Maria Kirilenko

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 [...]

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