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KENENISA BEKELE, world record holder in 5,000 m and 10,000 m, was being groomed by his parents to become a teacher or doctor.

But inspired by the feats of fellow countryman and world champ, Haile Gebrselassie, he decided to devote his life to athletics and became a world champion himself.

WITH MARTINA Hingis, everything happened early. She tried out skiing at the age of two. She began playing tennis tournaments at the age of four. At age 12, she became the youngest players to win a Grand Slam junior title. At 16, she was the youngest ever to hold the world No. 1 rank. And in her early twenties, she decided to quit the scene.

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