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Swimmer Michael Phelps is one of the greatest Olympic athletes of all time. He has won 18 gold medals in his career. That’s more than any other Olympian. Michael Phelps also won more gold medals in one Olympics, eight in … Continue reading →

Justin Brooks Verlander was born on February 20, 1983. He is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball. He previously played for the Detroit Tigers for 13 seasons, with whom he made his major … Continue reading →

Steve Yzerman was born on May 9, 1965. He is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey center and current general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League. Yzerman played his entire National Hockey League (NHL) career … Continue reading →

LeBron James was born in Akron, Ohio on December 30, 1984. He grew up in Akron where he had a difficult childhood. His father was an ex-con who wasn’t there when he grew up. His family was poor and had … Continue reading →

Barry Sanders was born July 16, 1968 in Wichita, Kansas. He is known for his electric running style and ability to make razor sharp cuts on a dime. Barry is widely considered one of the greatest NFL running backs of … Continue reading →

Ryan Lochte is an American swimmer who has won 12 Olympic medals, including 6 gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze. Lochte started swimming early at age 5. His parents are both swim coaches and his dad was coaching him. Ryan … Continue reading →

Mara Abbott is a U.S professional women’s bicycle racer from Boulder, Colorado, who rides on the Wiggle High 5 team.  This is a British professional cycling team based in Belgium which competes in elite road bicycle racing and track cycling … Continue reading →

Loretta Claiborne is a professional runner who has competed in six special world games, winning gold in the run, the 13-mile half marathon, and singles and doubles bowling, along with silver in figure skating. She was the first Special Olympics … Continue reading →

Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who is ranked number 7 in men’s singles tennis and has held number 1 in the Association of Tennis Professionals(ATP).His skills started blossoming at age 8 and he was well known for … Continue reading →

Lionel Messi is a professional soccer player who was named “ world player” of the year 5 times from 2009 to 2012, and then in 2015. Messi is from Argentina, South America.  He started playing soccer at the age of … Continue reading →