Mike Golic
A nine-year NFL veteran, Mike Golic joined ESPN in 1995 as an NFL reporter/analyst for Sunday NFL Countdown. He is co-host of ESPN Radio's Mike & Mike in the Morning show. He also serves as an analyst for ESPN and ESPN2's NFL studio programming. He received a Mid-Atlantic Region Emmy Award for his feature "Golic's Got It" and the Mike & Mike show is carried by more than 200 affiliates nationwide.
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- Sports
Dan Marino
Dan Marino holds 13 major career passing records and the single season record for most yards thrown, the only player to throw for over 5,000 yards in a single season. Off the field he is a devoted family man and an incredible humanitarian. He has devoted his effort and money to support various children's charities, some of which he founded.
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- Sports
Rick Pitino
Rick Pitino is one of the most brilliant minds in coaching. He is the coach of the University of Louisville Cardinals. Over the past 15 seasons, Pitino has compiled a .739 winning percentage, and has taken more teams to the NCAA Final Four than all but seven coaches. He is known for getting his players to believe in themselves and desire to overachieve.
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- Motivation /
- Sports
George Foreman
Two-time World Heavyweight Boxing Champion who became the oldest man ever to win a major heavyweight title at the age of 45, George Foreman is a Christian minister and a successful businessman. He is widely known for his George Foreman Lean Mean Fat Reducing Grilling Machine.
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- Entertainment /
- Motivation /
- Sports
Danica Patrick
Being the first women to win an IndyCar race, Danica Patrick has taken auto racing by storm. She finished the 2008 IndyCar Series season in sixth place, the highest championship finish among American drivers for the 2008 season. In 2006 she released her autobiography, Danica: Crossing the Line.
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- Motor Sports /
- Success Stories
Vince Papale
Vince Papale holds the record for being the oldest rookie in the history of the NFL -- he became one of the Philadelphia Eagles in 1976 at the age of 30. He was voted "Man of the Year" by the Eagles in 1978 for his many charitable activities. His story was made into a Disney film called "Invincible", starring Mark Wahlberg.
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- Football /
- Motivation
Mike Ditka
Former NFL player for the New Orleans Saints, television commentator for ESPN and coach of the Chicago Bears, Mike Ditka is one of only two people to win Super Bowls as a player, an assistant coach and a head coach. He is a commentator on ESPN's NFL Live and CBS Radio Westwood One's Monday Night Football pregame show.
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- Football /
- Leadership /
- Motivation /
- Sports
Elizabeth Vargas
As an award-winning anchor and correspondent, Elizabeth Vargas has traveled the world covering breaking news stories, reporting in-depth investigations and conducting newsmaker interviews. Vargas has also anchored ABC News coverage of live, breaking news stories and won an Emmy for Outstanding Instant Coverage of a News Story for anchoring live coverage of the Elian Gonzalez case.
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- Commentators /
- Journalist /
- Media
Mike Holmgren
Mike Holmgren is the head coach of NFL team Seattle Seahawks and former coach of the Green Bay Packers. During his time with the Green Bay Packers he became known as one of the best coaches in the NFL. Under his leadership and play calling, the Seahawks have become an annual playoff team and went to the franchises first Super Bowl in 2005. The Holmgren family is heavily involved in the Evangelical Covenant Church.
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- Coach /
- Football /
- Motivation
Dara Torres
Dara Torres is the first swimmer from the United States to compete in five Olympics and one of few to win a medal in each. At the age of 40 and only 15 months after giving birth to her first child, she won gold in the 100 meter freestyle and later broke her own American record in the 50 meter freestyle, a record she set 26 year earlier at the age of 15.
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- Olympians /
- Peak Performance


