- David Beckham
David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE (pronounced) (born 2 May 1975) is an English professional football (soccer) midfielder who plays for Major League Soccer's Los Angeles Galaxy. He is also currently a member of the England national team. He was twice chosen runner-up for FIFA World Player of the Year, and as recently as 2004 was the world's highest-paid footballer. He was Google's most searched of all sports topics in both 2003 and 2004. - Reggie Bush
Reginald Alfred “Reggie” Bush II, nicknamed 'The President', alluding to President Bush, is an American football player who plays for the New Orleans Saints of the NFL. He has played Running Back/Tailback, Wide Receiver, Kick Returner and Punt Returner. On December 8, 2005, Bush was awarded the Walter Camp Award and the Doak Walker Award. On December 10, Bush won the Heisman Trophy, beating finalists Vince Young and former Heisman winner and teammate Matt Leinart. - Li Ning
Li Ning is a famous Chinese gymnast and entrepreneur. He was born in a Zhuang family on September 8 1963 in Liuzhou, Guangxi, China. Li is most famous for winning 6 medals at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, including 3 gold medals (in floor exercise, pommel horse, and rings), 2 silver medals, and a bronze medal. In 1982, he won six of the seven medals awarded at the Sixth World Cup Gymnastic Competition, earning him the title "Prince of gymnastics". - Herbert Hainer
Herbert Hainer is the current CEO of Adidas-Group. Born: 1954 in Dingolfing, Germany<br /> Nationality: German<br /> Mariatal status: Married<br /> 1979-1987: Procter & Gamble GmbH, Division Manager Sales and Marketing Germany<br /> 1987-1989: adidas Germany, Sales Director Hardware<br /> 1989-1991: adidas Germany, Sales Director Field<br /> 1991-1993: adidas Germany, National Sales Director<br /> 1993-1995: adidas Germany, … - Rudolf Dassler
Rudolf Dassler (March 26, 1896 in Herzogenaurach (Germany) - October 27, 1974 in Herzogenaurach), is the German founder of the sportswear company PUMA and brother of Adidas founder, Adolf Dassler. Rudolf and his brother Adolf soon became rivals because of the competition in their industries. Initially calling the company "Ruda" (Rudolf Dassler) it later changed to its present name of PUMA. - Adolf Dassler
Adolf "Adi" Dassler (November 3, 1900 in Herzogenaurach (Germany) - September 6, 1978 in Herzogenaurach), mainly known as Adi Dassler, is the founder of the German sportswear company adidas. Trained as a baker, Adi Dassler started to produce his own sports shoes in his mother's wash kitchen after his return from World War I. His father, Christoph, who worked in a shoe-factory, and the brothers Zehlein, … - Ian Brown
Ian George Brown (born February 20, 1963) is an English musician and former lead singer of the indie rock/Manchester band The Stone Roses. He is held in high regard by music fans across the UK for his work with the group as well as his work since the band's acrimonious and prolonged break up in 1996, Brown has released four solo albums to critical acclaim across Britain. - Jodie Foster
Jodie Foster (born November 19 1962) is a two-time Academy Award-winning American actress, director, and producer. She has also won two Golden Globes, BAFTA and a Screen Actors Guild Award. After appearing as a child in several commercials, Foster won her first role in the 1970 TV movie "Menace on the Mountain", followed by several Disney productions. Foster did not experience her breakout role until 1976, … - Robert Louis-Dreyfus
Robert Louis-Dreyfus is a French billionaire. Mr. Louis-Dreyfus joined the family company, Louis Dreyfus Group in May 2000. He was chairman of Neuf Telecom until 2004 and serves on the board of directors of Neuf Cegetel. Up to February 2001, he was also the chief executive officer of Adidas-Salomon, the German-based sporting goods maker. From 1989 to 1993, Mr. Louis-Dreyfus served as chief executive officer at Saatchi & Saatchi, the UK-based advertising agency. - Jonathan Davis
Jonathan Houseman Davis (born January 18, 1971) is the vocalist for the multiplatinum nu metal band, Korn. He was born and raised in Bakersfield, California, where he lived with his father and step-mother. Growing up, Davis faced many hardships (including alleged child abuse at the hands of his step-mother and violent schoolyard bullying), which he later used to inspire his song writing. - Sonny Vaccaro
John "Sonny" Vaccaro (born 1940) is a former marketing executive for sneaker companies, including Nike, Inc., Reebok and Adidas. He is best-known for founding the ABCD All America Camp, an elite showcase of high school basketball standouts held every summer in New Jersey. The camp ran from 1984 to 2007, which included future stars such as Kobe Bryant and LeBron James. Vaccaro organized his first basketball event in 1965, in his hometown of Pittsburgh. - Andy Finch
Andy Finch is a snowboarder from Fresno, California. His accomplishments include winning the overall U.S. Grand Prix Halfpipe Title in 2003 and 2004, taking first place in the Arctic Challenge in Norway in April 2004, winning the Vans Triple Crown in February 2004, winning the O’Neill Snowboard Jam in January 2005, and finishing in second place in Northstar Resort’s Vans Tahoe Cup. In addition, Finch competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics for the United States. - Jim Noir
Jim Noir (real name Alan Roberts) is an English singer-songwriter from Davyhulme, Manchester. Noir's stage moniker is in homage to Vic Reeves, whose real name is Jim Moir. He has released one album to date, 2005's "Tower of Love". The album and all of the preceding EPs were self-recorded at Noir's home in the suburb of Chorlton in Manchester. His music has been described as psychedelic pop electronica and compared to The Beach Boys, The Beta Band, … - Horst Dassler
Horst Dassler (1936 in Herzogenaurach (Germany) - April 9, 1987) is the son of Adi Dassler, who founded adidas. Horst Dassler started adidas France in Landersheim, France, competing against his father's adidas Germany and his uncle's PUMA AG. Horst Dassler was also responsible, along with Patrick Nally, for the founding of "The Club," an exclusive group that uses the money from sports marketing to control international sport. - Jan-Michael Gambill
Jan-Michael Charles Gambill (born June 3, 1977 in Spokane, Washington, USA) is an American tennis player, who made his professional debut in 1996. He's best known for his unusual double-handed forehand. At just 5 years old, Gambill began playing tennis, looking up to tennis stars Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe. He currently lives in Hawaii. Jan-Michael Gambill is coached by his father Chuck Gambill, who also coaches Jan-Michael's younger brother Torrey Gambill. - Iselin Steiro
Iselin Vollen Steiro (born 15 September, 1986) is a Norwegian supermodel. She grew up in Harstad in the northern part of Norway. Iselin was discovered in 1999 while Christmas shopping with her parents in London. In fact, she was scouted "twice" on the same trip. The first scout was turned down by her mother who answered "over my dead body"," when asked if Iselin would be interested in modeling. The second scout sent a letter to a local agency in Norway, … - Brittany Timko
Brittany Timko (born on September 5, 1985 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a midfielder for the Canadian women's national soccer team. Timko has played a total of 43 times for Canada but has yet to score. However, at the U-19 level, where she played forward more, she was capped 32 times and scored 16 goals. She earned the adidas Golden Shoe as top scorer at the 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship with seven goals in a mere 4 games. - Tom Wright
Thomas E.S. Wright, B.PE., MBA (born 1953 in Toronto, Ontario) is the former commissioner of the Canadian Football League. He was appointed the 11th commissioner of the CFL on November 2, 2002. Wright attended Upper Canada College, the University of Toronto and York University. Prior to his role with the CFL, Wright was the President of Adidas Canada and President and CEO of Salomon North America. - Sam Spiegel
Sam Spiegel, also known as Squeak E. Clean, is a Jewish American producer/DJ/composer from New York (originally from Bethesda, Maryland). As a child, Sam studied classical voice, cello, and flute, but by his teens, his new love was hip-hop. Using turntables and an extensive record collection, Sam would combine his knowledge of the old and new to create an expansive, funky sound uniquely his own. - Fauja Singh
Fauja Singh (born April 1 1911 in India) is a Sikh marathon runner in his nineties who is a world-record holder in his age bracket. His current personal best time for the London marathon is 6 hours, 2 minutes, and his marathon record is 5.40 hours for the marathon, aged over 90 In 2004, he was featured in an advertising campaign for sportswear manufacturer Adidas. - Robin Söderling
Robin Söderling is a Swedish tennis player. He wears Adidas clothing and uses a Head Liquidmetal Radical MP racquet. Robin Söderling made his first steps in international tennis in November 1998 in Luxembourg, when at age of 14 he played his official junior tournament, losing the opening match to the Dutch Fred Jr. Hemmes (who ironically he trails also in the men's tour, even though he's never been a top 150 player, and has only one ATP victory - over Robin). - Kam Tang
Kam Tang is an illustrator living and working in Brixton, London. After earning his degree from the University of Brighton he went on to do a masters at the Royal College of Art. Since graduating he has worked as a freelance creative. His first major commission was for GTF (Graphic Thought Facility), who called upon him to illustrate the journey from start to finish of a Royal College of Art student for the RCA prospectus. - Lu Yen-Hsun
Yen-Hsun Lu is the number one professional tennis player in Taiwan. He goes by the nickname “Rendy.” As of December 5, 2006, Lu is ranked #89 in the world and #3 in Asia, behind Lee Hyung-taik of Korea and Paradorn Srichaphan of Thailand. Lu is sponsored by Adidas (apparel and shoes), Head (rackets) and Chinese Petroleum Corp. On court, Lu currently uses Head Flexpoint Instinct (racket), the Alu Big Banger (string) and Tournagrip (overgrip). = Career Highlights - Laurence Dunmore
Laurence Dunmore is a designer and film director whose first major collaboration was the British production of The Libertine in 2005. He is also a member of Ridley Scott Associates and has directed advertisements for Adidas, BMW and ING. - Michael Haussman
Michael Haussman is a celebrated American music video, motion pictures and television advertisement director, writer and producer. He currently lives in Rome, Italy. His internationally acclaimed commercials have won numerous awards and are featured in advertising books and trade journals. They include campaigns for Levi's, Adidas, Replay Jeans, Guinness, Dockers, Coca-Cola, Vodafone and Volkswagen. Michael has just finished a major campaign for Martini with George Clooney, … - Zack Greinke
Donald Zackary Greinke (born October 21, 1983 in Orlando, Florida) is a Major League Baseball player for the Kansas City Royals. He went to high school in Apopka, Florida. He is a right-handed pitcher, who throws a fastball topping out at 97 miles per hour; a slider; changeup; curveball; and a slow curve, which he has thrown as slow as 50 miles per hour. After being selected out of high school (and turning down a scholarship to Clemson) in the first round of the 2002 draft, … - Jami Goldman
Jami Goldman an American athlete, author of the book "Up and running: The Jami Goldman story". Jamie also appears in a commercial made for Adidas, she might also be spotted in a movie called "A.I." by Steven Spielberg. Goldman lost her legs to frostbite in a car accident in February, 1988, in northern Arizona. Like many people who lose a limb, Goldman refused to give up on herself. Self-pity is not in her character. - Greg Ion
Gregory ("Greg") Ion (born 12 March 1963) is a former Canadian soccer player. Ion was part of the Canadian team that participated in their only FIFA World Cup to date in 1986. A midfielder, Ion played the 1982 NASL season with the Portland Timbers and 1983 with the Montreal Manic. He played 1984 with the Tulsa Roughnecks, scoring 4 goals in 21 matches. During the 1980s he also played for the Vancouver 86ers of the Canadian Soccer League. - Chad Randall
Chad Randall (born December 30 1980 in Manly, New South Wales, Australia) is a rugby league player for Harlequins Rugby League club in the European Super League. His usual position is hooker. His father, Terry Randall, was one of Manly's greatest ever players and was part of the successful Sea Eagles teams of the 1970s. In 2002, Chad played for the now defunct Northern Eagles joint-venture club, … - Anthony Koutoufides
Anthony Koutoufides (born January 18, 1973) is an Australian rules footballer with the Carlton Football Club. Beginning his AFL career in 1992, "Kouta" quickly established himself as one of the most versatile and athletic players ever to play the game. He was a strong mark, a beautiful kick and a hard runner. - Curt Johnson
Curt Johnson is former General Manager of the Kansas City Wizards, a position he had held from 1999 to 2006. Johnson attended North Carolina State University, graduating in 1991 with a BA in Communication studies. He played as a defender for NC State, starting all four years, and captaining the 1990 side that made the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) semifinals. From 1992-94 he served as the Midwest region's marketing director for Adidas. - Andrea Blackett
Andrea Blackett (born 24 January 1976 in London) is a Barbadian athlete who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles. She is also an assistant women's track coach at her alma mater, Rice University. As a collegian, Blackett earned a national title as a member of Rice's indoor 4x400 metre relay squad in 1997. Her highest individual finish came in a 2nd place effort in the 400 metres hurdles in 1997. - John Fleck
John Fleck (born August 24 1991) is a Scottish football midfielder currently playing for Rangers. He is a regular in the Rangers Under 19 team, despite being considerably younger than most players in that age bracket. His uncle Robert Fleck was a regular player for Rangers in the 1980s and played for Scotland, including being in the squad at the 1990 FIFA World Cup. On September 12 2006, Fleck captained Scotland Under 16s to an 11-0 victory over Jersey Under 17s, … - Michael Larrabee
Michael Denny ("Mike") Larrabee (December 2, 1933 - April 22, 2003) was an American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Born in Ventura, California, Larrabee was a young running talent in the mid 1950s. In 1952, his athletic performances earned him a scholarship in the University of Southern California, which he graduated as geologist. But a series of injuries hampered his running career, … - Drew Helm
Drew Helm (born November 9, 1984 in Jupiter, Florida) is an American soccer player, who currently plays forward for Marinhas of the Portuguese Third Division. Helm began his collegiate soccer career at the University of South Florida. He played two years at USF, appearing in 17 matches, notching 3 goals and 7 assists. In 2005 he transferred to Florida Atlantic University, but after only appearing in 4 matches, scoring 2 goals, he was injured for the remainder of the season. - Adaílton Martins Bolzan
Adaílton Martins Bolzan, best known as "Adaílton" is a Brazilian footballer in striker role. Top goalscorer and winner adidas Golden Shoe in 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship, he was played in career (started in 1994) with Juventude and Guarani, in France with Paris Saint Germain and, in Italian Serie A, with Parma, Genoa and Hellas Verona. - Stan Stammers
Stan Stammers (born May 19, 1961, England) is best known as the bass player for British post punk band Theatre of Hate, Spear Of Destiny and present band Plastic Eaters co. founded with Robdaly. In 1999 Stammers and Plastic Eaters gained an artist sponsorship from Adidas. Stan uses Wal basses produced by renowned bass manufacturer Electric Wood Ltd. in High Wycombe, England, he also exclusively uses Ampeg bass amplification.<br> - Gavin Rothery
Gavin Rothery (born September 22 1987) is a young English footballer who plays in attacking midfield for Leeds United. Rothery currently plays for Leeds' reserve team, and in the 2004-05 was given a place on the first team's bench in the final game of the season against Rotherham United and was given the squad number, 35, but for the following two seasons his squad number was mysteriously withdrawn and did not get anywhere near the first team again. - Samuel Watson
Samuel Watson (born 1 November 1988) is a New Zealand rugby league player. His teams are the Gold Coast Titans and the New Zealand Kiwis. He is sponsored by Adidas, L&P, Waikato Draught, Pioneer and Honda. Samuel Watson first played in his school and was also the 1st XV captain two years running. He plays at five/eighth and also has goal kicking honours. He can also play at centre and has recently signed up with the Gold Coast Titans for the up and coming 2007 NRL season. - Tony Ineson
Tony ("Arnold") Ineson (born April 23, 1950 in Christchurch) is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who was a member of the national team that won the golden medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. Known to his teammates as Arnold, Ineson was the captain of the 1976 gold medal winning hockey team. His brother Chris represented The Kiwi's for several years, including at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
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