Sports
Most people give up just when they’re about to achieve success. They quit on the one yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game one foot from a winning touchdown. -Ross Perot Born in 1987, Flora Duffy is a Bermudian Triathlete. She began the sport at age 7 in Bermuda and ...
Set your goals high, and don’t stop till you get there. -Bo Jackson Sergeant Hilidyn Diaz is a Filipino weightlifter and member of the country’s air force. She grew up wanting to be a banker and practicing various different sports like basketball, volleyball and weightlifting which she learned from her cousin from the age of ...
Japan’s Momiji Nishiya and Brazil’s Rayssa Leal are two 13 years olds who have made history, not just once, but twice: by winning gold and silver, respectively, at their debut Olympic games, becoming two of the youngest to do so and by achieving the in the first-ever skateboarding competition at the Olympics. We salute talent ...
“The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender.” – Vince Lombardi Described as “one of Team GB’s brightest prospects for success in the pool”, Adam Peaty is a professional swimmer from England and two-times Olympic gold medalist. Born in 1994, Staffordshire, England, he feared water as a child saying that he “hated going ...
Never give up, never give in, and when the upper hand is ours, may we have the ability to handle the win with the dignity that we absorbed the loss -Doug Williams C.A Bhavani Devi was born on 27 August 1993 to a middle-class family in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She was first introduced to fencing ...
“ The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man’s determination.” – Tommy Lasorda. Born in 1995 Hikone, Japan, Yui Ohashi is a professional swimmer from Japan. She began swimming at the age of 6 after being encouraged to pursue it by her sister. She was then expertly mentored under coach Norimasa ...
“I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times .” – Bruce Lee At his first-ever Olympic games, Vito Dell’Aquila’s golden victory has amazed spectators around the globe. We applaud his spectacular young talent and passion for the sport. Born in ...
“You must not only have competitiveness but ability, regardless of the circumstance you face, to never quit.” —Abby Wambach 3-time world championship winner Naohisa Takato‘s victory at the Olympic games has marked Japan’s first gold in the tournament. A true virtuoso, we celebrate his inspiring talent with spectators around the globe. Early Life Born in ...
“If something stands between you and your success, move it. Never be denied.” – Dwayn “The Rock” Johnson By winning the silver medal in the 49kg weightlifting category, Mirabai Chanu became the first Indian athlete to win a medal at the Tokyo Olympics, making the nation proud. We applaud her strength and passion that brings ...
“Age is no barrier. It’s a limitation you put on your mind.” – Jackie Joyner-Kersee. The 11-year-old kid Ramadan Ondash has caught the attention of people worldwide because of his extraordinary skills. At such a young age, he has been fighting for the higher category in his country. The child prodigy has an exceptional talent ...
“I like gymnastics because I get to do crazy tricks that no one else can do.” – Prisais Townsend There are massive amounts of people who love going to the gym and breaking a sweat. But doing so at the age of 7 years is something unusual. Despite not being old enough to attend kindergarten, ...
“Everybody is talented because everybody who is human has something to express.” – Brenda Ueland. Tiluck Keisam is an 11-year-old boy who holds a Guinness Book of World Records for skating. The child prodigy from Delhi has made India proud with his inspirational achievements. Tiluck, the son of Keisam Ricky and Pravabati Takhellambam from Manipur, ...
