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Tennis star Serena Williams considers fellow player Lindsay Davenport as her role model. The latter made a successful return to the sport after motherhood and Serena was impressed with the fitness and focus displayed by Davenport.
Former sailing champion John Bertrand of Australia has been highly a critical of his country’s cricket players who he feels have tarnished the image of sport with their unseemly behaviour during the recent Test series against India. “Sport is only sport. It is not war,” he has been quoted as saying about the attitude of the Aussie cricketers.
Former British Olympic athlete Sebastian Coe is now a successful politician and also has a wide variety of interests. He is a worldwide ambassador for Nike and owns a string of health clubs with a membership of 20,000 persons.
Kenyan athlete Paul Tergat has set up the Paul Tergat Foundation with the aim of helping disadvantaged Kenyan sportspeople.
Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia is considered by many as one of the most successful long distance runners of all time. Bekele holds world records in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres.
Marathon runner Mebrahtom "Meb" Keflezighi was born May 5, 1975 in Asmara, Eritrea. He and his family were refugees from Eritrea who came to USA via Italy. He became a naturalised citizen of the United States in 1998 and has since then won many honours for USA in international competitions.
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