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Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
Rodriguez
Alex Rodriguez affectionately known as A-Rod to his team mates and fans is the third base man for the New York Yankees. Alex was born in Washington Heights New York City where the family lived until he was four. The family then moved back to their native Dominican Republic, they lived there a short time before returning to the states to live in Miami Florida. Alex’s father would soon abandon the family to return to New Jersey.
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Thursday, February 12th, 2009
Soccer Pele
Pele, a former Brazilian footballer, is thought by many to be the greatest footballer in history. Pele is his nickname; he was born in Brazil with the given name of Edison (Edson) Arantes do Nascimento on October 23, 1940. While his birth certificate reads that his first name is Edison, his preference is Edson, but Pele is the name that this sports legend is known by.
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Thursday, February 5th, 2009
Derekjeter
Born in Pequannok, New Jersey in June of 1974, Derek Jeter and his family later moved to Michigan where Jeter played basketball and baseball at his Kalamazoo, Michigan high school. He was chosen by the New York Yankees as the sixth overall first round pick of the 1996 draft.
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Saturday, January 31st, 2009
Cristiano Ronaldo–Wunderkind of Footballers
Born February 5, 1985, winger Cristiano Ronaldo of the English Premier League club Manchester United signed a $21.24 million contract in 2003 at the age of 18. In that year he was given his first cap while he played for the Portuguese. Cristiano went to the final of the UEFA Euro in 2004, where he delighted his fans when he scored the first international goal of his career.