It’s going to be a productive year in European sports. I mean in the reproductive sense. You see, some of the best European sports celebrities are becoming first-time fathers this year.
Let’s start with the Swiss tennis star Roger Federer. He and his wife (yes, they are married!) Mirka are expecting. They got married very, very [...]
Tags: athletes, celebrity, celebrity pregnancies, Fernando Alonso, first time fathers, Roger Federer, sports stars, Wayne Rooney
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When Dara Torres (US), and Constantina Tomescu (Romania) won medals last week in swimming and marathon, respectively, nobody batted an eyelid. Why should they? Many other women like them -Paula Radcliffe (UK, long distance runner) and Lindsay Davenport (US, tennis player), to name a few – have achieved athletic feats not unheard of in this [...]
Tags: age, athletes, gender, motherhood, Olympics
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As the 2008 Beijing Olympics continue, some faces are becoming so familiar to the average viewer they know them without an identifying caption: Michael Phelps, Dara Torres, Kobe Bryant, Katie Hoff, LeBron James, Debbie Phelps.
Oh wait, you think to yourself, Michael Phelps has a sister in the Olympics?
No, Debbie Phelps is Michael’s mother, and every [...]
Tags: athletes, Beijing, benefits, coaches, Olympics, parents
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The Olympic Games is the most prestigious sporting event in the world, and as well as inspiring athletes to compete for gold, it’s also inspiring baby names across the world.
In China, perhaps to show their pride in hosting the Games, 3,500 babies have been named Aoyun, which means “Olympics” in Mandarin. And, over 4,000 children [...]
Tags: athletes, Baby Names, olympic games
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Many parents?like myself?have long viewed sports as a positive part of childhood. My son has participated in soccer, basketball and/or baseball for many years. I thought they were a way to teach him responsibility, teamwork, respect for adult authority figures, physical fitness, and more. But it seems like the message didn’t get through to some [...]
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