For the past twenty-nine seasons, including two NCAA Championships, Rick Pitino has been showing players and audiences around the world how to maintain focus and win. While being both captivating and charismatic, coach Pitino speaks on the topic ""Success Is a Choice"", for which he offers audiences practical steps to building personal self-esteem as well as ""team ego."" He... read full bio
Reggie Jackson earned the nickname Mr. October" for his World Series heroics with both the A's and Yankees. In 27 Fall Classic games, he amassed 10 home runs including four in a row 24 RBI and a .357 batting average. As one of the game's premier power hitters, he blasted 563 career roundtrippers, sixth on the all-time list.... read full bio
Johnny Miller is an American former PGA Tour golfer. Miller won two major titles, the 1973 U.S. Open and the 1976 Open Championship. His final round 63 in the 1973 Open at Oakmont Country Club is considered one of the most dominating performances in that tournament's history. Miller was the leading money winner on the PGA Tour in 1974, and... read full bio
Craig Stadler, often known as "The Walrus," is a well-known figure on the PGA tour. Craig is from La Jolla, California, and he currently lives in Evergreen, Colorado, with his wife Jan. San Diego is the birthplace of Stadler. At the age of four, his father introduced him to golf, and he showed early aptitude for the game. At the University of Southern... read full bio
Ben established the Ben Curtis Golf Academy at The Country Club of Hudson in Hudson, Ohio, following his retirement from the PGA Tour. Teaching kids and developing the next generation of golfers has become his new passion. In keeping with his love of wine, he developed a chardonnay under his own label, Fairway & Vines, and a red mix, the... read full bio
Scott Hoch is an American golfer, who represented his country in the Ryder Cup in 1997 and 2002. He has won several prestigious tournaments, including the Western Open, the Ford Championship at Doral, the Heineken Dutch Open and the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. He also won the Vardon Trophy for lowest scoring average in 1986. He has featured in the... read full bio
Lorena Ochoa, a Mexican golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and has been named the top female golfer in the world, was born in Guadalajara and is regarded as one of the greatest Mexican golfers of all time. Ochoa became the top-ranked golfer in the world, surpassing Annika Sorenstam. Ochoa won the Women's British Open by a margin of... read full bio
Edwards would distribute business cards bearing that saying while he was a substitute teacher and pursued his racing career. His tenacious work paid off, as he was recruited by Roush Fenway Racing and went on to win 72 races in the NASCAR national series, most of which were celebrated with a backflip. Edwards secured full-time positions in the Cup and Xfinity... read full bio
Matt Forte is a former American football running back who has played in the NFL. Forte was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and he began his career playing football in high school where he was named St. Tammany Parish Player of the Year, District 5-5A Offensive MVP and earned All-Metro selection accolades. He went on to play college football at... read full bio
Since being named as head coach, Lovie Smith has led the Bears to three division titles, two NFC Championship game appearances, and their first Super Bowl appearance in 21 years. He was named the Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year after becoming the fastest head coach in Bears history to lead the team to a division title. Smith and... read full bio
College Football Hall of Famer Steve Spurrier has proven himself a winner as both player and coach. He was awarded the Heisman Trophy as quarterback for the University of Florida, and went on to play for ten years in NFL. As head coach, he led Duke University to its first ACC championship in 24 years, then returned to his alma... read full bio
Colt McCoy is an American football quarterback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Browns in the third round of the NFL Draft, after playing college football for the University of Texas at Austin. McCoy was the starting quarterback for the Texas Longhorns and won the Walter Camp Award and was the Heisman... read full bio
Gabby Douglas was a member of the 'Fierce Five', the United States women's national gymnastics team at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where she won gold medals in the individual all-around and team competitions. She was also a member of the gold-winning American team at the 2011 and 2015 World Championships, and the all-around silver medalist at the 2015 World Championships.... read full bio
Craig made a significant contribution to the United States Olympic hockey team in 1980 that will go down in sports history as a major player in their successful quest for the gold medal in Lake Placid, New York. In the semi-finals, the American team shocked the widely favored Soviet Union 4-3 thanks to the resilient goaltender's astounding 39 saves. Craig's... read full bio
Diana Nyad is an author, journalist, motivational speaker, and long-distance swimmer, who caught the nation's attention when she swam around Manhattan . At the age of sixty-four, Diana Nyad emerged onto the sands of Key West after swimming 111 miles, nation to nation, Cuba to Florida, in an epic feat of both endurance and human will, in fifty-three hours. Diana... read full bio
Bruce Buffer is the official announcer for Ultimate Fighting Champion events. He is always introduced as the ""Veteran Voice of the Octagon"". He is also the half brother of the famous boxing and professional wrestling ring announcer Michael Buffer. He is known for many catchphrases including ""It's Time!"". Bruce Buffer and his brother have a company called ""The Buffer Partnership"".... read full bio
Bjorn Borg is a former World Number 1 tennis player from Sweden. He won 11 Grand slam singles titles, five consecutive Wimbledon singles titles and six French Open singles titles which was a world record until Rafael Nadal broke it. His statistics are amazing and he is considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time. He won 42%... read full bio
Any baseball fan knows how Bernie Williams plays. The superstar New York Yankees center fielder has consistently flashed grace, passion, disciplined focus and a remarkably fluid sense of rhythm in feats both at the plate and in the field that have made him truly the heir in his role to no less than Hall of Famers Joe DiMaggio and Mickey... read full bio
Alex Morgan made history as the youngest player on 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup. She was 22 years old and she scored the winning goal the next year at the London Olympics. Alex is currently a forward for Orlando Pride and is only the second woman to score twenty goals and make twenty assists in the same year. She was... read full bio
During his career, NBA Hall of Famer George Gervin recorded a remarkable streak of scoring double figures in 407 consecutive games. He played in 12 straight All-Star Games, including nine in the NBA, and he averaged at least 21 points in each of those dozen years. In his nine NBA seasons with San Antonio, the Spurs won five division titles.... read full bio
