Athletes

Andre Agassi was born in Las Vegas to a sporting family. His Iranian father was an Olympic boxer and, by the time he was three-years-old, Andre was considered a tennis…

Boris Becker is professional tennis player from Germany, who has retired from the professional tour. He won 6 Grand Slam singles in his career and also held the ‘World No.…

One of the most beloved athletes of the 1970s, track athlete Bruce Jenner was born on October 28, 1949, in Mount Kisco, New York. Jenner had dyslexia and struggled in…

Manchester United paid £12 million to sign him in 2003—a record fee for a player of his age. In the 2004 FA Cup final, he scored Manchester’s first three goals…

David Beckham was born in Leytonstone to parents Ted, a kitchen fitter, and Sandra, a hairdresser. Beckham’s parents were fanatical Manchester United supporters who frequently travelled to Old Trafford from…

David Coulthard dominated Britain’s junior Formula Ford categories in 1989 and became the first ever recipient of the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award for young drivers. In 1991 he fought a…

Eddie Jordan, born in Dublin in 1948, is a former racing driver, team owner and entrepreneur known for his irrepressible optimism and energetic joie de vivre. A host of drivers…

Born in Salzburg, Austria, on April 20, 1969, daredevil Felix Baumgartner began skydiving as a teenager. He has since made high jumps from landmarks around the world, and has “flown”…

George Edward Foreman was born in 1949 in Texas. Although his real father was Leroy Moorehead, he was raised by J.B. Foreman who was in fact his stepfather. Foreman was…

  Born Terry Gene Bollea, Hogan began bodybuilding at the age of 14. After studying business administration and music, Terry worked as a part time bouncer, and full-time bank clerk.…