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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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.
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 in Moscow – Dynamo. It was my first time. My father, he brought me there. We were expecting the coach would [...]
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: ATP #3 ranked tennis player. Winner of 16 grand slam singles titles and 2008 Olympic doubles gold medal.
Tennis Inspiration: “Watching my idols play back at Wimbledon or at the U.S. Open, wanting to maybe be like them one day. Practice hard. Maybe when I was #1 junior in the world when I was 17 [...]
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Federer on the practice court at the U.S. Open. | 
