Leryn Dahiana Franco Steneri is a Paraguayan model and athlete. She specializes in the javelin throw and became an internet sensation during the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Her personal best throw is 55.38 metres, achieved in May 2007 in Fortaleza. She is perhaps more famous for her beauty than athletic ability, however, and appeared, most...
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David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE is an English footballer who plays midfield for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer, having previously played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, and A.C. Milan, as well as the England national team, for whom he holds the all-time appearance record for an outfield player.
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Elton Tyron Brand is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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Louis "Lou" Tyrone Williams is an American professional basketball player with the Philadelphia 76ers, who selected him with the 45th pick of the 2005 NBA Draft. Williams grew up in Lithonia, Georgia. Williams played at Snellville’s South Gwinnett High School under Roger Fleetwood, where he was a four-time All-State selection, was named Georgia’s "Mr....
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Jrue Randall Holiday is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA. He is the first player born in the 1990s to play in the NBA. He played his only college basketball season for the UCLA Bruins before jumping to the pros. His older brother Justin plays for the Washington...
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Andre Tyler Iguodala is an American professional basketball player who plays shooting guard for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association. His nicknames are A.I. 2 and Iggy. He was named A.I. 2 after Allen Iverson, as his nickname is A.I. He is known for his high vertical jump and for his dunks....
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Evan Marcel Turner nicknamed The Villain, is an American basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers. Turner was drafted 2nd overall by the 76ers in the 2010 NBA draft. Turner plays the point guard, shooting guard and small forward positions. Turner is a first-team 2010 NCAA Men’s Basketball All-American and 2010 National Player of the...
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Amar’e Carsares Stoudemire is an American professional basketball power forward for the New York Knicks. Taken in the first round and with the ninth overall pick in the 2002 NBA Draft, he spent the first eight years of his career with the Phoenix Suns. He is listed as 6-foot-10-inch (208 cm) and 249-pound (113...
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Danilo Gallinari is an Italian professional basketball player with the New York Knicks of the NBA. He is 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) in height and 102 kg (225 lbs) in weight. He plays mainly at the small forward position. His contract with Olimpia Milano had an escape clause for playing professionally in...
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Raymond Bernard Felton Jr. is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has also played for the Charlotte Bobcats. Felton was selected 5th overall in the 2005 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Bobcats.
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