Athletes
Athletes the world over are celebrated for their ability to turn in a peak athletic performance under intense pressure. From Michael Jordan, Serena Williams and Jackie Robinson to Cristiano Ronaldo, LeBron James and Muhammad Ali, athletes inspire us to beat the odds in sports and in everyday life.
Sheryl Swoopes
Sheryl Swoopes is an American basketball star and three-time Olympic gold medalist. She's also the first player to be signed to the WNBA.
Jeremy Lin
With a string of wins in early 2012, New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin has become one of basketball's most famous players.
Coco Gauff
American Coco Gauff is a professional tennis player who rose to prominence with a win over Venus Williams at Wimbledon when she was just 15.
Megan Rapinoe
Megan Rapinoe is an American soccer champion and activist who has won two World Cup titles and an Olympic gold medal.
Katie Ledecky
American swimmer Katie Ledecky won a gold medal at the 2012 Olympics before shattering numerous world records. She continued her winning streak at the 2016 Summer Olympics, earning four gold medals and one silver medal.
Bret 'Hitman' Hart
Canadian pro wrestler Bret 'Hitman' Hart became a popular WWE champion thanks to his smooth style and technical proficiency.
Mick Foley
Pro wrestling great Mick Foley earned a robust following for portraying multiple characters and for his willingness to endure immense physical punishment
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Ultimate Warrior
Ultimate Warrior was a professional wrestling champion and WWE Hall of Famer who thrilled fans with his immense strength and high-energy performances.
Shawn Michaels
Shawn Michaels is one of WWE’s greatest performers and most enduring villains. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2011.
'Macho Man' Randy Savage
WWE Hall of Famer 'Macho Man' Randy Savage was known for the trademark growl and flamboyant costumes that made him one of pro wrestling's biggest stars of the 1980s and '90s.
'Rowdy' Roddy Piper
'Rowdy' Roddy Piper rose to fame in the 1980s as a boisterous villain of the burgeoning WWE circuit. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of fame in 2005.
'Stone Cold' Steve Austin
'Stone Cold' Steve Austin is one WWE's biggest stars from the '90s and part of the 'Attitude Era.' Known for his Austin 3:16 tagline, he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2009.
Patrick Mahomes
Patrick Mahomes is an NFL quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs football team.
Naomi Osaka
Naomi Osaka became the world's No. 1 ranked player in women's tennis following her Grand Slam wins at the 2018 U.S. Open and the 2019 Australian Open. She was the first Asian player, male or female, to reach this top ranking.
Axell Hodges
Axell Hodges is a six-time X Games medalist and motocross competitor. He crashed and injured his ankles while practicing for the longest motorcycle jump in history.
Vicki Golden
Vicki Golden is a professional freestyle motocross rider and four-time X Games gold medalist.
Travis Pastrana
Travis Pastrana is an American professional stuntman and competitive motorsports athlete who is a multiple X Games gold medalist and NASCAR racer.
Tristan Thompson
Tristan Thompson is a Canadian-American professional basketball player with the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers. He welcomed a daughter with reality star Khloe Kardashian in April 2018.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Hall of Fame basketball center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the NBA's all-time leading scorer. He won six NBA titles, five with the Los Angeles Lakers, over 20 years.
Mirai Nagasu
Mirai Nagasu is the first American female figure skater in history to perform a triple axel at an Olympics, which she accomplished at the 2018 Games in PyeongChang, South Korea.
Tonya Harding
Tonya Harding is an American figure skater who ruined her future in the sport when she was implicated in the attack on fellow skater Nancy Kerrigan at the 1994 Winter Olympic trials.
Adam Rippon
Figure skater Adam Rippon became the first openly gay American man to qualify for the Winter Olympics with his selection to the U.S. team for the 2018 PyeongChang Games.