Prodigy History
“Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you.” – Arnold Palmer Born in the year 1999 in Leeds, UK, Thomas Pidcock is a British cyclist, who currently competes in the cyclo-cross, mountain bike and road bicycle racing disciplines of the sport for UCI WorldTeam Ineos Grenadiers. With both parents keen cyclists, Tom ...
“There may be people that have more talent than you, but there’s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do.” – Derek Jeter 25-year-old Distria Krasniqi is a professional judo player from the small Balkan country of Kosovo. She began judo classes at the young of seven with her older brother. She made her ...
“Just believe in yourself. Even if you don’t pretend that you do and, and some point, you will.” —Venus Williams Born in 1993, Jolanda Neff is a multi-discipline professional cyclist from Switzerland who specializes in mountain biking but also competes at a world-class level in road racing and cyclo-cross for Trek Factory Racing. Coming from ...
“You must not only have competitiveness but ability, regardless of the circumstance you face, to never quit.” -—Abby Wambach 28-year-old Clarisse Agbegnenou is a French judoka and one of the most decorated judo athletes in the world. She was born 2 months premature alongside her twin brother and declared ‘medically dead’ for several minutes before ...
If you can’t outplay them, outwork them. -Ben Hogan Born in 1994 in Ohio, USA, Lee Kiefer is an American foil fencer. A daughter of a neurosurgeon and psychiatrist, Kiefer had always planned to become a doctor. She began fencing at the age of 6 alongside her 2 siblings who were all taught by their ...
It’s not the will to win that matters—everyone has that. It’s the will to prepare to win that matters. -Paul “Bear” Bryant Born in the year 2000 in Tasmania, Australia, Ariarne Titmus is a professional swimmer who specializes in freestyle stroke. She began swimming in school at the age of 7 and has pursued it ...
“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 ...
An American-born yet purely Italian, Fabiano Caruana is a Chess Grandmaster whose rapid advance into the elite ranks of chess earned him the reputation of a worthy opponent to Magnus Carlsen for the world championship. Currently No. 2 in the World with a rating of 2842, he is one of the eight players in history ...
24-year-old Daniil Dubov’s impact on chess is more significant than his career results so far. Magnus Carlsen brought the Russian onto his World Championship team, but Dubov is no slouch at the board, as he showed by winning the 2018 World Rapid Championship. Magnus Carlsen lost to Dubov in the Steinitz Memorial. Early Life Born ...
As per Wikipedia, Anish Kumar Giri is a former Russian-born Dutch Grandmaster chess prodigy. He secured the grandmaster title at the age of 14 years and 7 months. A four-time Dutch Chess Champion, Anish Giri, won the Corus Chess B Group in 2010. He represented the Netherlands at four Chess Olympiads (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016) ...
