Sports
“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 ...
“Start unkown. Finish unforgettable.” Born in 1996, Florida, Caeleb Dressel is an American professional swimmer who competes in freestyle and butterfly events. He is one of four siblings, all of whom have been competitive swimmers. He began swimming at age 4 and began competing in high school. His international career began with his participation in ...
“Champions aren’t made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them-a desire, a dream, a vision.“ – Muhammad Ali 23-year-old Neisi Barrera Dajomes is an Ecuadorian weightlifting champion. She was introduced to weightlifting by her brother Javier and encouraged to pursue the sport by his coaches. She began training from ...
“Nothing good comes in life or athletics unless a lot of hard work has preceded the effort. Only temporary success is achieved by taking short cuts.” -Roger Staubach Born in 1995, Yulimar Rojas is a Venezuelan athlete who competes in the long jump and triple jump events. Rojas was born into a low-income family and ...
“Dont practice until you get it right. Practice until you can’t get it wrong.” Born in 1997, Washington DC, USA, Kathleen ‘Katie’ Ledecky is a competitive swimmer who specializes in freestyle events. She began swimming at the age of six and entered her first competition in high school. During her high-school swimming career, Ledecky twice ...
“Success is where preparation and opportunity meet.” – Bobby Unser 22-year-old Bethany Shriever of Great Britain is a professional BMX racer. She began off-road racing at the young age of 9 and was hooked from day one and describes the sport as a “rush like no other”. She began her competitive career at age 17 ...
“Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they’ve got a second.” – William James Born in 1987, Emma Twigg is a New Zealand rower. From a young age, Twigg was an athletically gifted child but only began rowing at the age of 14 after her father encouraged her to ...
““If you can’t outplay them, outwork them.” – Ben Hogan” Early life 24-year-old Tatjana Schoenmaker from Johannesburg, South Africa is a professional swimmer who specializes in breaststroke events. She began swimming at the very young age of 5 and by the time she was 8 she was already competing. It was her parents who recognized ...
“Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is.” – Vince Lombardi Early life Born in 1997, Matea Jelic is a Croatian taekwondo athlete who competes in the 67kg weight category. She began the sport in primary school encouraged by her parents and her interest in pursuing it seriously became quickly obvious. As she puts it, ...
“The harder the battle, the sweeter the victory.” – Les Brown 21-year-old Kristof Milak is a Hungarian professional swimmer who specializes in butterfly stroke. He began swimming at a young age as his family home had a pool in it. Achievements He made his international debut at the 2017 World Aquatic Championships at the age ...
“Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it. –Michael Jordan“ Born in 1994, French-born Jessica Fox is a professional slalom canoeist who has presented Australia internationally. Daughter of two Olympians, her father, ...
