Celebrities

IS HE REALLY 85 YEARS OLD? Yes, he is. He was born November 1, 1935, in Johannesburg, South Africa. Gary is shown below at the 2020 Masters golf tournament, only 6 days ago. Gary and Jack Nicklaus were starting the… Continue Reading →

DOES SHE NEED AN INTRODUCTION? Probably not. We speak of the G.O.A.T., or greatest of all time. In men’s tennis, is it Roger Federer? Rafael Nadal? Someone else? In golf, is it Jack Nicklaus or Tiger Woods? In basketball –… Continue Reading →

A BRIEF INTRODUCTION Dorothy Hamill is a retired American figure skater, now 64 years of age. She achieved her most notable success in 1976, when she won both the short and long programs in the Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria,… Continue Reading →

“CHRISSIE” Chris Evert turned pro at the age of 16. This was at the 1971 U.S. Open. She won 4 matches before losing to Billie Jean King. Her father, Jimmy Evert, was a teaching tennis pro in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.… Continue Reading →

QUITE AN ATHLETE LeBron James yesterday led his team to his fourth National Basketball Association championship. In doing so, he became the first player in history to be named finals Most Valuable Player for three different championship teams. It seems… Continue Reading →

AN INTRODUCTION My knowledge of gymnastics is limited at best, though I spend hours watching baseball, football, basketball, tennis and golf (Sports that I have played at some time in my life). But one name kept breaking through my consciousness… Continue Reading →

BRIEF PERSONAL MEMORIES I was vaguely aware that “Rafa” Nadal had turned pro at the age of 15, but took little notice until the Spanish teen – ager defeated world #1 Roger Federer at age 17 in the Miami Open.… Continue Reading →

WHO IS MIKE TROUT ? Mike is a baseball superstar, arguably the best in the game currently. He is 29 years old, the center fielder for the Los Angeles Angels. He is 6’2″, 235 pounds. Here are some of his… Continue Reading →

A CONSISTENT RECORD Dustin Johnson is ranked #1 among world – wide PGA golfers. He entered the PGA tour in 2008 and has won at least one tournament every year thereafter, except for 2014. At this point, he has a… Continue Reading →

THE “GOAT” Sports fans love to indulge themselves within an exchange of opinions, with very little chance of an agreeable conclusion. It can be an exercise in futility. Who is the greatest of all time? Differing levels of training, equipment,… Continue Reading →