Florence Griffith Joyner
She married Al Joyner, a 1984 Olympic medallist, who became her workout partner and supervisor. Together they worked hard for the 1998 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea where Florence once again proved her skill by winning three gold medals. She caught the attention of the world with her long finger nails and flashy [...]
Cheryl Haworth
Cheryl was born in Savannah, Georgia, the middle daughter of Sheila and Robert Haworth. Her father, a businessman, and her mother, a nurse, were both athletes and encouraged their daughters to play sports. Cheryl was sickly and thin as a toddler and suffered from allergies, ear infections, bronchitis, and pneumonia. After having her tonsils [...]
Cheryl Haworth
Cheryl was born in Savannah, Georgia, the middle daughter of Sheila and Robert Haworth. Her father, a businessman, and her mother, a nurse, were both athletes and encouraged their daughters to play sports. Cheryl was sickly and thin as a toddler and suffered from allergies, ear infections, bronchitis, and pneumonia. After having her tonsils [...]
Cheryl Haworth
Cheryl was born in Savannah, Georgia, the middle daughter of Sheila and Robert Haworth. Her father, a businessman, and her mother, a nurse, were both athletes and encouraged their daughters to play sports. Cheryl was sickly and thin as a toddler and suffered from allergies, ear infections, bronchitis, and pneumonia. After having her tonsils [...]
Rowdy Gaines
The Olympic Games have been the definition of competition for hundreds of years. And Rowdy Gaines has been the epitome of athletic success. He’s a gold medalist, a world record holder and a member of the swimming hall of fame. 3
During one four-year period, Gaines held eleven World Records and had the United States [...]
