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Think you know all there is to know about Wayne Gretzky? Well, did you know that: He started playing hockey professionally at age seventeen? He scored at least one goal in each of the first fifty-one games of the 1983–1984 hockey season? He holds the NHL record for most career regular-season assists, with 1,963?Canada native Wayne Gretzky grew up surrounded by hockey. He joined his first hockey team at age six and spent most of his childhood playing...
3) Eli Manning
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Talk about having big shoes to fill. Eli Manning - the younger brother of record-breaking Peyton and the son of legendary quarterback Archie - was the NFL's number-one draft pick in 2004. At first, the media criticized his inconsistent performance as the New York Giants' quarterback, but he silenced all doubters when he led his team to an unlikely Super Bowl victory in 2008. Find out how Eli proved that he's a champion quarterback in his own right....
4) Tiger Woods
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Considered one of the best golf players in the world, Tiger Woods has had a spectacular career to date-and he's only getting started. A golf prodigy, he began playing when he was 9 months old, and went pro in 1996 when he was just 20 years old. In the years since, Woods has won countless tournaments. Among the victories is the coveted Masters. At an early age, Woods created a name and a permanent place for himself among the pros, and in golfing history....
5) Sandy Koufax
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Sandy Koufax grew up in Brooklyn, New York, dreaming of playing basketball for the New York Knicks. He played baseball just for fun, but in college his pitching attracted the attention of scouts from across the country. Sandy joined his hometown team, the Brooklyn Dodgers, and followed them a few years later to Los Angeles. Along the way, he dazzled batters with his fastball and curveball. Read all about his struggles to overcome injuries and take...
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From an early age, Peyton Manning loved the mental challenge of playing quarterback. He is known for his extraordinary understanding of the game and his tireless work ethic. As the star of the Indianapolis Colts, he is on track to break career records set by history's greatest quarterbacks. Even so, he is a team player, and he achieved his greatest victory when he led the Colts to a Super Bowl championship in 2007. Find out how this football heir...
7) Willie Mays
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Think you know all there is to know about Willie Mays? Well, did you know that: •He once batted .477 in the minor leagues? •He won twelve straight Gold Glove awards? •He was the first African American team captain in major-league history? Willie Mays started his baseball career in the little-known Negro Leagues in 1948. He crossed over to the major leagues with the New York Giants in 1951. During the 1954 World Series, Mays stunned the baseball...
8) Yao Ming
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A look at the life and career of this famous Chinese basketball player who made it big in the NBA.
9) Doug Flutie
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Think you know all there is to know about Doug Flutie? Well, did you know that:● He played football in three different professional leagues?● He made the first NFL dropkick play in sixty-four years?● He plays in a rock-and-roll band?Most people said that Boston College quarterback Doug Flutie was too small to play professional football. But Flutie proved the critics wrong during his twenty-year career in the professional leagues. He joined the...
10) Wilt Chamberlain
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Think you know all there is to know about Wilt Chamberlain? Well, did you know that: •He holds the record for most rebounds in a single NBA game? •He is a member of the Volleyball Hall of Fame? •He played for the Harlem Globetrotters before joining the NBA? Wilt Chamberlain is perhaps best known as the only player in the history of the NBA to score 100 points in a single basketball game. But Chamberlain's success extends to more than a single...
11) Lance Armstrong
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Lance Armstrong achieved what no other cyclist ever had. He won the grueling 2,000-plus-mile Tour de France-a famous bicycle race through the towns and mountains of Europe-seven times. And he did it all after a life-or-death struggle with cancer. As he stepped onto the victor's podium for the seventh time, he left experts amazed and opponents in awe . Learn how this champion made it to the top.
12) Cal Ripken, Jr
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Cal Ripken Jr. spent much of his childhood surrounded by baseball - his father was a minor league player and coach. By the time Cal was in high school, his skills had attracted the attention of major league scouts. Cal's dream came true when he was drafted by his hometown team, the Baltimore Orioles. In the years that followed, he would become one of the greatest shortstops in Major League Baseball history. Read all about this legend's incredible...
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