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Wednesday, 30 November 2011
Tennis Player Justine Henin Full Biography
Justine Henin Biography
Date of Birth: 6/1/1982
Nation: Belgium
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 126 lbs
Turned Pro: 1999
Biography:
Justine Henin (born 1 June 1982), formerly known as Justine Henin-Hardenne (2002–2007), is a retired professional Belgian tennis player and former World No. 1.
Henin won 43 WTA singles titles and seven Grand Slam singles titles, including four French Open titles, one Australian Open title, and two US Open titles. She has also won the year-ending Sony Ericsson Championships twice and the singles gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Tennis experts cite her mental toughness, the completeness and variety of her game, her footspeed and footwork, and her one-handed backhand (which John McEnroe has described as the best single-handed backhand in the women's or men's game[3]) as the principal reasons for her success.[4][5]
Critics and all-time-great players have made testament to Henin's talent. Upon Henin's first retirement from the WTA in the early part of the 2008 season, Billie Jean King said that "pound for pound, Henin is the best tennis player of her generation."[6] as well as that "Justine is the best women's athlete I've ever seen."[7] Andre Agassi said of Henin, "Justine Henin is one of the most talented women ever to have played the game of tennis."[7] In 2007, 18 time Grand Slam winner Martina Navratilova said that "She is head and shoulders above everyone else right now."[7] John McEnroe concurred, saying that Henin is "The player I most like to watch."[7] Henin made a return to the WTA in early 2010, losing the final of the Australian Open in only her 2nd tournament back.[8]
On 26 January 2011, she announced that she had been forced to retire from professional tennis once again because of an elbow injury.[9]
In June 2011, she was named one of the "30 Legends of Women's Tennis: Past, Present and Future" by Time.[10]
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Tuesday, 29 November 2011
Gareth Bale Football Player Simple Profile/Biography
Gareth Bale Profile/Biography
Profile:
Full name : Gareth Frank Bale[1]
Date of birth : 16 July 1989 (age 22)
Place of birth : Cardiff, Wales
Height : 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Playing position : Left Winger / Left Back
Club information
Current club : Tottenham Hotspur
Number : 3
Biography:
Gareth Frank Bale (born 16 July 1989) is a Welsh footballer who plays for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Wales national team. Bale began his professional career with Southampton in 2005 and was transferred to Tottenham two years later. Since exploding into the Tottenham first team, Bale has earned rave reviews and is now widely considered one of the best young talents in world football.
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Monday, 28 November 2011
Baseball Player Jase Alberto Biography And Pictures
Jase Alberto Biography And Pictures
Biography:
José Alberto Pujols Alcántara (born January 16, 1980), better known as Albert Pujols (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈalβert puˈxols]), is a Dominican-American professional baseball player, who is currently a free agent. A first baseman, Pujols is considered one of the top players in Major League Baseball,[1][2] and was the most feared hitter in baseball in 2008, according to a poll of all 30 MLB managers.[3]
He won the National League Rookie of the Year award in 2001, and has since been selected as an All-Star nine times, and won the National League Most Valuable Player Award three times. He has also twice won the National League Hank Aaron Award, and has two World Series rings from the Cardinals' 2006 and 2011 titles.
At the end of the 2011 season, he led all active players in batting average (.328),[4] slugging percentage (.617),[5] and OPS (1.037),[6] and ranked 37th in number of home runs in Major League Baseball history.[7] He was selected by ESPN.com as the greatest player of the decade from 2000–09.[8] He stands 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) tall, weighs 230 pounds (100 kg), and bats and throws right-handed.[9]
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Sunday, 27 November 2011
Didier Drogba football Player Profile And Pictures
Didier Drogba Profile And Pictures
Profile:
Name: Didier Drogba
Nationality: Ivorian
Date of Birth: 11/03/1978
Height: 6' 2" (189cm)
Weight: 14st 5lbs (91.0kg)
Clubs: Marseille, Guingamp
Position: Striker
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