Thierry Henry is a French professional football coach and former professional player who is currently the manager of the MLS club Montreal Impact. Henry was born in Les Ulis, France, and he began his career playing for youth clubs such as CO Les Ulis, US Palaiseau, Viry-Chatillon, INF Clairefontaine and Monaco. Henry went on to turn professional with Monaco and... read full bio
Cam Newton is an American professional football quarterback who currently plays for the New England Patriots in the NFL. Newton was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and he began his career playing football in high school where he was considered a five-star prospect by Rivals and was the number 2 dual-threat quarterback in the nation. Newton went on to play college... read full bio
Kurt Warner is a retired National Football League quarterback who played for the St. Louis Rams, New York Giants, and the Arizona Cardinals. Warner would go on to be considered the best undrafted player of all time following a twelve-year career, regarded as one of the greatest stories in NFL history. Warner first attained stardom during his highly successful stint... read full bio
Sports broadcasting legend Bob Costas has an illustrious career spanning decades of compelling play-by-play, smart reporting, and entertaining hosting. When he joined NBC in 1980, he rapidly established himself as a versatile asset, lending his skills to a wide range of projects. Costas shown a tremendous range of abilities throughout his time there, including his knowledge of collegiate basketball, Major League... read full bio
Steven Adams is a New Zealand professional basketball player who plays center for Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA. Adams was born in Rotorua, New Zealand, and he began playing basketball for the Wellington Saints of the National Basketball League where he was named NBL Rookie of the Year and became an NBL champion. Adams then moved to the United... read full bio
LaMarcus Aldridge is a power forward / center for the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA. In high school, he became a second-team Parade All-American and Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Class 4A Player of the Year. He was ranked as the No. 4 center and the No. 16 player in the nation, along with being considered a five-star recruit... read full bio
Draymond Green is an American professional basketball player who plays power forward for the Golden State Warriors of the NBA. Green was born in Saginaw, Michigan, and began his career playing high school basketball at Saginaw High School. From there, Green went on to play college basketball at Michigan State where he became very successful being a Big Ten Tournament... read full bio
Damian Lillard is an American professional basketball player who plays point guard for the Portland Trail Blazers of the NBA. He was born in Oakland, California, and went on to play high school basketball at St. Joseph Notre Dame where he First-Team All-League his junior and senior year. Lillard went on to play college basketball at Weber State where he... read full bio
Joe Montana is routinely regarded among the greatest quarterbacks of all time. He led the San Francisco 49ers to four Super Bowls and became the only player to win three Super Bowl MVP awards. He was also the first player in league history to win two Associated Press MVP awards. He received Sports Illustrated magazine's ""Sportsman of the Year"" award,... read full bio
In the world of sports, Pat Riley, the president of the Miami Heat and a member of the Hall of Fame, is a legendary person. Riley has made incomparable accomplishments and contributions to the game of basketball over the course of an almost 50-year career. Riley had already made a name for himself before taking on his present executive position. His... read full bio
Jimmie Johnson, nicknamed Superman" by fellow driver Mark Martin, is a NASCAR icon. Johnson started his NASCAR career over twenty years ago, and currently drives the 48 Lowe's / Kobalt Tools Chevrolet Impala, co-owned by Rick Hendrick and his teammate Jeff Gordon, operated by Hendrick Motorsports. Johnson is a seven-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion, tying Petty and Earnhardt for... read full bio
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. is a professional American race car driver who drives the #88 AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet Impala in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for Hendrick Motorsports, and drives in the Nationwide Series part-time for the #88 car for his own team, JR Motorsports. He is the son of NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt, Sr., and the grandson... read full bio
Anna Kournikova is one of the most recognizable professional female tennis players in the world. Her specialty however, is doubles. She held the no. 1 spot with partner Martina Hingis, with whom she won several Grand Slam titles in Australia. When she was only fourteen, Anna become the youngest player ever to win a Fed Cup match, and also captured... read full bio
Michael Andretti is a retired CART and Formula One driver and the son of racing legend Mario Andretti. With forty-two victories, Michael Andretti is the winningest driver in CART history. He has led 6,702 Indy car laps during his career, second only to his father. As one of the most well-known racing personalities in the United States, Andretti stepped out... read full bio
Michael Fred Phelps has won 16 Olympic medals - six gold and two bronze at Athens in 2004, and eight gold at Beijing in 2008. Phelps holds the record for the most gold medals won in a single Olympics. His unprecedented Olympic success in 2008 earned Phelps Sports Illustrated magazine's Sportsman of the Year award. After the 2008 Summer Olympics, Phelps started... read full bio
Basketball Hall of Famer Phil Jackson is unquestionably one of the most talented and successful coaches in NBA history. With eleven NBA championships to his name, six with the Chicago Bulls and five with the Los Angeles Lakers, Jackson is the penultimate sports speaker. Drafted by the New York Knicks, Jackson also spent thirteen years as a player in the... read full bio
Reggie Miller spent the entirety of his 18-year NBA career with the Indiana Pacers. Miller was known for his precision three-point field goal shooting, especially in clutch situations. He holds the NBA record for career three-pointers made. Currently, he works as an NBA commentator for TNT. He is the younger brother of fellow TNT sportscaster Cheryl Miller and former Major... read full bio
Wayne Gretzky is a former Canadian ice hockey player who is also known as “The Great One”. He played in the National Hockey League for 20 seasons. He continues to hold 60 NHL records. Gretzky’s hockey journey began at the young age of six. He played in leagues above his age and soon moved to Toronto, Canada to help pursue... read full bio
Riddick Bowe is a retired American professional boxer who fought in 45 fights over the course of his career, won 43, won 33 by KO and lost one match. He is also known as the nickname, “Big Daddy”. Bowe reigned as the undisputed world heavyweight champion and after turning professional, became a two-time world heavyweight champion. Bowe has also represented... read full bio
Gary Player began his professional golfing career in 1953 and currently resides in Johannesburg with his wife, Vivienne Verwey. In 1957, Player made his PGA Tour debut. He began the SPGA Tour in 1985 and quickly rose through the ranks, finishing in the top 31 on the 1996 Senior Tour Money List. Notably, Player is connected to Pinewild CC in... read full bio
