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Biggest Names in Sport's History Ranging from Badminton, Basketball, Chess, Football to Swimming

GREATEST ATHLETES OF ALL TIME

China

"SUPER DAN"

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THE BADMINTON GOD

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THE GREATEST BADMINTON PLAYER OF ALL TIME

LIN DAN ( "SUPERDAN"

By Stella Orcena

Who is Lin Dan?

Lin Dan who was born on October 14, 1983, in Fujian,

China, is a Chinese badminton player considered one of the greatest singles players of all time. In 2004, he became the first to hold the top BWF World Ranking, and he hasn't looked back since. At the age of 28, he accomplished the "Super Grand Slam" by winning all nine major titles, including the Asian Games, Super Series Masters Finals, Olympic Games, World Cup, World Championships, All England Open, Sudirman Cup, and Thomas Cup. Many people believe that he is the greatest badminton player to ever compete, as he is currently the only player to have achieved this accomplishment. Peter Gade gave Lin the nickname "Super Dan," and the legend truly lives up to it.

"Once in a Generation" Lin Dan’s accomplishments and titles are unparalleled in the badminton world, cementing his legacy as one of the world’s best. His storied rivalry with Lee Chong Wei captivated badminton enthusiasts and drew new eyes to the sport. As Lin Dan bid farewell to the sport in 2020, questions arise as to who can duplicate his accomplishments.

One thing is for sure: Lin Dan is a star that comes out once in a generation. So if you’ve seen any of his games before his retirement, consider it a privilege!

It is a racquet sport played by two opposing individuals (singles) or two opposing couples (doubles) on the opposite half of a rectangular court separated by a net. Players earn points by striking a shuttlecock with their racket such that it passes over the net and landing on the side of the court occupied by their opponents.

LIN DAN'S ACCOLADES AND ACHIEVEMENTS Lin has won 66 singles titles so far, including 15 BWF Super Series titles, 5 BWF Super Series Premier titles, and one BWF Super Series Finals title. He is a 2-time Olympic champion, 5time World champion, and also a 5-time All England champion.

Honoured with the Eddie Choong Player of the Year award for two consecutive years in 2006 and 2007 Secured the BWF Best Male Player of the Year in 2008 Named Most Valuable Player at the 2010 Asian Games In 2011, Lin was named the 2010 Best Male Athlete in CCTV Sports Personality of the Year

LEBRON, THE KING OF BASKETBALL

By Czenia Barro

LeBron's Journey to the top

L eBron James was born in Akron, Ohio

on December 30, 1984. LeBron went to high school at St. Vincent - St. Mary High School in Akron, Ohio. He led his basketball team to three state titles and was named "Mr. Basketball" in Ohio for three straight years.

He decided not to go to college and went straight to the NBA where he was the number 1 pick in the 2003 NBA draft.

LeBron led the Heat to the NBA championship finals every year, winning the championship twice.

LeBron was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers where he played his first seven seasons.

However, despite LeBron's excellence on the court, the team was unable to win a championship.

In 2014, LeBron moved back to Cleveland where the Cavaliers made it to the championship in 2014, and LeBron finally brought the NBA title to Cleveland in 2016.

In 2010, LeBron became a free agent and could play for any team he wanted. LeBron told the world that he was going to play for the Miami Heat next. During his four years with the Miami Heat,

In 2018, James decided to leave the Cavaliers and signed with the Los Angeles Lakers. A few years later, in 2020, he led the Lakers to the NBA championship and earned the Finals MVP for the fourth time.

BAGGED

4× NBA champion 4× NBA Finals MVP 4× NBA Most Valuable Player 19× NBA All-Star 3× NBA All-Star Game MVP 13× All-NBA First Team 3× All-NBA Second Team 2× All-NBA Third Team NBA Rookie of the Year (2004)

"KING JAMES"

How did LeBron James get his nickname? It all goes back to his early days in high school, when he was already being hailed as a future NBA superstar. He was given the nickname “King James” by a local sportswriter, who felt that LeBron’s skills and potential were so great that he deserved to be compared to the greats of the game, such as Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson. As LeBron’s career has progressed, the nickname has become even more popular, and it is now synonymous with excellence in basketball.

"Success isn't owned, it's leased. And the rent is due everyday" -LeBron James

CHESS ACE 13TH WORLD CHESS CHAMPION

RUSSIAN CHESS GM

OPENING GOD

GARRY KASPAROV "The highest art of the chess player lies in not allowing your opponent to show you what he can do."

CHESS WAS NATURAL FOR HIM ; HE WAS EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL.

KASPAROV AS THE 13TH WORLD CHESS CHAMPION THE RISE OF GARRY KASPAROV

By Kate Tuagnon

THE TOP-RATED PLAYER FOR 20 YEARS THE FIRST TO BREAK THE 2800 BARRIER AND ACHIEVE THE HIGHEST RATING OF ALL TIME (2851)—A RECORD THAT WASN'T BROKEN UNTIL CARLSEN SURPASSED IT.

THE YOUNGEST-EVER WORLD CHAMPION IN 1985 KASPAROV DEFEATED KARPOV THREE MORE TIMES BETWEEN 1986 AND 1990 TO RETAIN HIS TITLE

WORLD JUNIOR CHESS CHAMPION IN 1980 KASPAROV WON THE SOVIET JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP IN 1976 AND 1977

arry Kasparov was born in Baku, Azerbaijan, and G by the age of seven, he was recognized as a chess prodigy. He began training at the Mikhail Botvinnik Soviet Chess School at the age of 10 with his first coach Vladimir Makogonov and was later coached by Alexander Shakarov.

1976 was a promising year for Kasparov, the start of his career. He won the Soviet Junior Championship, at the age of 12, in 1976 and 1977. He was 15 years old when he played for his first Soviet Championship, the youngest ever to compete, and earned a plus score in the appearance. At the age of 17, Kasparov secured his first world title, becoming the World Junior Chess Champion in Dortmund, Germany in 1980.

Kasparov became the youngest player to win two Soviet Championships, his first elite international tournament, and qualified for his Candidates Tournament in 1981 since Bobby Fischer. In 1985, he became the youngest world champion at the age of 22 as he defeated Anatoly Karpov and successfully defended the world title against him in three separate matches through 1990.

During the 1990s, Kasparov played outside FIDE's jurisdiction and was at the forefront of computer and internet chess. He played IBM's chess computer Deep Blue in 1996 and won the match with three wins, two draws, and one loss. However, in 1997, he lost the rematch with the updated version of Deep Blue.

A game of chess is strategic. It involves mentally calculating your moves to your advantage in the later part of the game. The game ends once the king is checked without any possible moves left.

What was Kasporov's journey before being one of the greatest chess players of all time?

In 2000, he was defeated by Vladimir Kramnik in the Classical World Chess Championship, ending his 15year reign as the best player of all time as a world champion. Despite this, he continued playing in and winning tournaments until his retirement in 2005.

Kasparov has remained active in the chess world and coached top-ranked Magnus Carlsen.

MESSI AS HE CLIMBS HIS WAY UP

THE FOOTBALL WORLD

By John Llona

1× FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Ball Award 3× World Soccer Young Player of the Year 3× Fifpro Special Young Player of the Year 4× Onze d'Or 7 Ballon d'Or 3x World Soccer Player of the Year 2× Best International Athlete ESPY Award 8× Pichichi Trophy 10 La Liga Titles 7 Copa del Ray Titles 4 UEFA Champions Leagues 3× IFFHS World's Best Playmaker 2021 Copa América 2022 FIFA World Cup Creu de Sant Jordi

"You can overcome anything, if and if only you love something enough."

-Lionel Messi

Messi was third in four children, growing up in a football loving family, "Leo" developed great passion towards the sport who constantly played alongside his older brothers, Rodrigo and Matías, and his cousins, Maximiliano and Emanuel Biancucchi.

Although shorter than most, Messi was regarded as a prodigy since he was a kid. At 6 years old, he joined the Rosario Club playing with the team Newell's Old Boys and having scored almost 500 goals in a span of six years. Seven years later at age 13 Messi and his family relocated to Barcelona, and he began playing for FC Barcelona's under-14 team.

He scored 21 goals in 14 games for the junior team, and he quickly graduated through the higher-level teams until at age 16 he was given his informal debut with FC Barcelona in a friendly match.

PROFILE AND STATISTICS

MESSI'S ACHIEVEMENTS

Lionel Andrés Messi, born in the 24th of June 1987 is an Argentine football player who later became known as the "Greatest of All Time" in football.

Born: June 24, 1987 Height: 1.70m (5ft 7in) Weight: 72 kg Goals: Barcelona PSG 672 30 Games Played: Barcelona 778

PSG 68

Messi scores his first professional goal, 2005

Status: Married Position: Forward

Argentina 102

Total 804

Argentina 174

Total 1020

Of All Time MOST-DECORATED ATHLETE IN OLYMPIC HISTORY

YOUNGEST MALE WOLRD RECORD BREAKER IN SWIMMING

THE YOUNG PHENOM

MICHAEL

PHELPS

If you want to be the best, you have to do the things that other people aren't willing to do"

YOUNGEST MALE TO BREAK A WORLD RECORD IN SWIMMING

PHELPS

THE MOST DECORATED OLYMPIAN IN HISTORY

By Queen Athea Barrameda

M ichael Fred Phelps was born in Baltimore,

Maryland on June 30, 1985. He has two older sisters, Hilary and Whitney, who also swim.

Michael had Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) as a child. His parents got him into swimming as a way for him to burn off some energy. Plus his sisters already liked to swim.

Michael did well at swimming from the start and was breaking records by the age of 10. He was so good he was only 15 when he qualified for the 2000 Olympics.

MICHAEL PHELPS ACHIEVEMENTS Olympic Experience Five-time Olympian (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016); 28-time Olympic medalist (23 golds, 3 silvers, 2 bronzes) Rio 2016 Olympic Games, gold (4x100m medley, 4x100m free, 200m fly, 4x200m free, 200m medley); silver (100m fly) London 2012 Olympic Games, gold (100m fly, 200m medley, 4x100m medley, 4x200m free); silver (200m fly, 4x100m free); 4th (400m medley) World Championship Experience Most recent: 2011 – gold (100m fly, 200m fly, 4x200m free, 4x100m medley); silver (200m free, 200m medley), bronze (4x100m free) Years of participation: Long Course – 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011; Short Course – 2004 Medals: 34 (27 golds, 6 silvers, 1 bronze) Bronze – 2011 (4x100m free)

MALE WORLD RECORD BREAKER

Phelps was raised in a family of swimmers and joined the prestigious North Baltimore Aquatic Club at age seven. He finished fifth in the 200metre butterfly at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. At the 2001 U.S. spring nationals, he became at age 15 the youngest world-record holder in men’s swimming when he posted 1 min 54.92 sec in the 200-metre butterfly. He went on that year to win his first international title at the world championships in Fukuoka, Japan. He claimed five medals at the 2002 Pan Pacific championships, including three gold (200-metre and 400-metre individual medley [IM] and 4 × 100-metre medley relay). At the U.S. spring nationals in 2003, He became the first male swimmer to claim titles in three different strokes at a single national championship, and he later broke an unprecedented five individual world records at the world championships in Barcelona, Spain. Phelps also captured five titles at the U.S. summer nationals—the most won by a male swimmer at a single championship.

"You can't put a limit on anything.

The more you dream, the farther you get"

MEET TEAM THE STEM 11 - PASCAL

EMPOWERMENT TECHNOLOGIES

JOHN LOUIE

CZENIA

LLONA

BARRO

KATE ANGELA

TUAGNON

QUEEN ATHEA

BARRAMEDA

STELLA MARI FRANCINE

ORCENA

REFERENCES BADMINTON: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lin_Dan https://badmintonbites.com/lin-dan-the-greatest-badminton-player-of-all-time/ https://sportsmatik.com/hall-of-fame/view/lin-dan-2008

BASKETBALL: https://www.biography.com/athletes/lebron-james https://www.ducksters.com/sports/lebron_james.php https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeBron_James#:~:text=He%20has%20four%20MVP%20awards,Awar d%20twice%20in%20his%20career. https://graciousquotes.com/lebron-james/ https://wallpapersden.com/lebron-james-lakers-new-wallpaper/

CHESS:

https://www.chess.com/article/view/best-chess-players-of-all-time#kasparov https://www.uschesschamps.com/battle-legends-kasparov-vs-short/information/meet-legends https://worldchesshof.org/hof-inductee/garry-kasparov https://www.chessgames.com/player/garry_kasparov.html https://www.chess.com/players/garry-kasparov https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/garry-kasparov-quotes

FOOTBALL: https://www.chess.com/article/view/best-chess-players-of-all-time#kasparov https://www.uschesschamps.com/battle-legends-kasparov-vs-short/information/meet-legends https://worldchesshof.org/hof-inductee/garry-kasparov https://www.chessgames.com/player/garry_kasparov.html https://www.chess.com/players/garry-kasparov https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/garry-kasparov-quotes

SWIMMING: https://www.teamusa.org/usa-swimming/athletes/michael-phelps https://www.ducksters.com/sports/michael_phelps.php https://www.britannica.com/biography/Michael-Phelps https://olympics.com/en/athletes/michael-phelps-ii

GREATEST ATHLETES OF ALL TIME