OK, you're the best athlete your school has ever seen, and you want to get right out there and play for the pros. But wait a minute! Look at what else you have to do before you sign up for the big…
Tom Watson won eight major tournaments in the 1970s and early 1980s, becoming a chief rival to Jack Nicklaus and one of the greatest golfers of that era. Watson graduated from Stanford University in…
The oldest, the tallest, the fastest, and the longest by Mike Morrison and Chris Frantz Have you ever wondered who threw the fastest pitch in Major League Baseball history? Or who is the…
computer executiveBorn: 1948Birthplace: Seattle, Wash. Born to a Japanese-American family, Oki attended the University of Washington, leaving after 18 months to join the Air Force. While in the…
René Lacoste, "Le Crocodile" Tennis legend and fashion baron by Borgna Brunner Jean René Lacoste (1904–1996) was famous for his considerable achievements in two very different arenas. Not…
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Rory McIlroy is the golfer from Northern Ireland whose powerful game and personal charm made him one of the world’s most famous athletes by the age of 25. Rory McIlroy was born near Belfast in 1989…
Many people are not sure how much weight they should lose. Weight loss of only 5â10 percent of body weight may improve many of the problems associated with…
