Athletes and Sports Figures

Athletes and Sports Figures gathers champions of soccer, basketball, tennis, boxing, track and field, baseball and golf whose achievements set new standards in their sports and reached audiences around the world. What unites them is discipline, years of patient practice, competitive spirit and the resilience to return from setbacks, qualities that make their careers lessons for young people far beyond the playing field. Representative figures include Jesse Owens, who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin; Lou Gehrig, admired for his durability and humility; Pelé, a three-time World Cup champion with Brazil; and Roger Federer, winner of twenty Grand Slam singles titles.