Prodigy History
“Winning doesnt always mean being first. Winning means you’re doing better than you’ve ever done before.” Armand “Mondo” Duplantis is a Swedish-American pole vaulter. Mondo was born in Louisiana, the US to a family of athletes. His father and coach, Greg, has represented the USA in the pole vault, his mother, Helena, is a former ...
“You were born to win. But to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win and expect to win.” Elaine Thompson-Herah was born in 1992 is a Jamaican sprinter who competes in 100m and 200m races. She began racing competitively at her high school, after which she was recruited by the University ...
“Practice like you’ve never won. Play like you’ve never lost.“ The Indian men’s national field hockey team represents India in international competitions. Past victories In 1928, the team won its first Olympic gold and, until 1960, was unbeatable at the Olympic Games, winning 6 consecutive gold medals. This makes the Indian men’s team the most ...
“To overcome adversity, what we need most of all is hope. A flame of hope glowing in the distance allows us to keep trying. To keep moving forward no matter how hard it is.” – Rikako Ikee 21-year-old Rikako Ikee is a Japanese professional swimmer who specializes in butterfly stroke. Rikako was destined for a ...
“A person can do incredible things if he or she has enough hope.” – Shannon K. Butcher Yusra Mardini is a Syrian-born professional swimmer who is a member of the Refugee Olympic Team. Growing up in Damascus, Syria, Mardini began swimming under the coaching of the Syrian Olympic Committee. Before the war in Syria, represented ...
“The five S’s of sports training are: strength, stamina, speed, skill and spirit: but the greatest of these is spirit.” – Ken Doherty Ravi Kumar Dahiya was born in 1997 in Haryana, India, and is a professional freestyle wrestler. He began wrestling at the young age of 10 and began training seriously after two years. He ...
“It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.” – Babe Ruth Anita Włodarczyk was born in Rawicz, Poland, in 1985 and is a Polish professional hammer thrower. From the start, she was an athletic child and took an interest in track and field events such as hammer, throw, discus throw, and shot put. ...
The 10-year-old boy, Bento Assis from Florida, USA, has now become a four-time world champion in Golf. He started practicing golf when he was only 2 years old and soon after entered into competitions, and proved his excellence every time he participated. With all his determination and hard work, the young boy has already achieved ...
“It’s not whether you get knocked down; it’s whether you get up.” – Vince Lombardi Born in the year 1997 in Assam, India, Lovlina Borgohain is a professional boxer. She began by kickboxing like her elder twin sisters Licha and Lima, who have competed at the national level, but did not pursue it beyond that. ...
“The harder the battle, the sweeter the victory.” – Les Brown Born in 2000, Selemon Barega is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes primarily in the 5000m and 10,000m. Growing up in an impoverished village, Barega frequently ran long distances to carry food and water back home. He took up running at age seven and ...
“Champions keep playing until they get it right. “ – Billie Jean King 25-year-old Kamalpreet Kaur is an athlete from Punjab, India, who specializes in discus throw. She was encouraged by her sports coach in school to pursue athletics and as Kaur herself was never interested in academics, she agreed, hoping that this would help ...
“If you can believe it, the mind can achieve it.” – Ronnie Lott Born in 1999, in Istanbul, Turkey, Mete Gazoz is a professional archer who competes in team and individual recurve events. Coming from a family of archers, Gazoz began archery at the age of 3. In less than 10 years, he had made ...
