Male Athletes

Richard Lee Petty (born July 2, 1937) is a former NASCAR driver who raced in the Strictly Stock/Grand National Era and the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. "The King", as he is nicknamed, is most well-known for winning the NASCAR Championship seven times (Dale Earnhardt is the only other driver to accomplish this feat), winning a record 200 races during his career,winning the Daytona 500 a record seven times, and winning a record 27 races (ten of them consecutively) in the 1967 season alone. (A 1972 rule change eliminated races under 250 miles (400 km) in length, reducing the schedule to 30 [now 36] races.) Petty is widely considered one of the greatest NASCAR drivers of all ti…

Riddick Lamont Bowe (born August 10, 1967, Brooklyn, New York City) is an American boxer. He is a two time World Heavyweight champion and former undisputed heavyweight champion. He is best remembered for his trilogy of fights with Evander Holyfield and two brutal bouts with Andrew Golota. Bowe's only professional defeat came by a majority decision loss to Holyfield. Bowe was born on August 10, 1967, the twelfth of his mother Dorothy Bowe's thirteen children.He was born and raised in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, which at the time was one of New York City's most infamous slums. His brother Henry died of AIDS and in 1988 his sister Brenda was stabbed to death by a d…

Rio Ferdinand (born 7 November 1978 in Peckham, London) is an English footballer. He plays at centre-back for Manchester United in the Premier League and at the international level for the England national football team. He has achieved 67 caps for the English national team while being selected for three FIFA World Cup squads. He began his career with West Ham United and was then transferred to Leeds United for a record-breaking fee, 20 months after, he then joined Manchester United, breaking the same fee record in the process. http://www.thefa.com/NR/rdonlyres/1E9BCF20...d_1280x1024.jpg Please textlink instead of hotlinking images. Thanks! ~post edited by PinkCouture

Rob Gronkowski the NFL's best tight end. Robert Paxton "Rob" Gronkowski (born May 14, 1989), nicknamed "Gronk", is an American football tight end for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Arizona, and was selected by the New England Patriots in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft. Youngest player with 3 touchdown receptions in a game: 21 years, 214 days (2010, vs. Pittsburgh Steelers) Youngest player with 3 touchdown receptions in a game, playoffs: 22 years, 275 days (2011 playoffs, vs. Denver Broncos) Most touchdown receptions by a tight end, season: 17 (2011) Most touchdowns by a tight …

Ok, I'm just soooo happy that Robert won, that for now I'll just give the latest news instead of pasting here too much info from Wikipedia: Polish driver Robert Kubica, driving a BMW Sauber, has seized his first Formula One victory at the Canadian Grand Prix.

I've been a time without clicking on "New Topic". But guys, as I promised you before, I bring you a new HOT player from - Borussia Dormund - I told you this team is full of hotties, and I will try to make you discover all of them. Robert Lewandoski is original from Poland. What do I like about him? He's just gorgeous. He has an amazing body and a good 6-pack. Probably he's not the most beautiful man in the World, but he's hot! Hope you like him as much as I do! Next season we will probably see him in the Manchester United or in the FC. Barcelona. Love his smile and his height! Name: Robert Lewandowski D.O.B: 21 August 1988 (age 24) Place of birth: Warsaw, Poland Heig…

Robert Emmanuel Pirès (born October 29, 1973 in Reims, France) is a French international football player, of Portuguese and Spanish descent. He plays for Villarreal CF as a winger. He normally plays on the left wing but can play all across midfield or as a support striker. Full name Robert Emmanuel Pirès Date of birth October 29, 1973 (1973-10-29) (age 33) Place of birth Reims, France Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Playing position Attacking midfielder, Winger..

Full name: Roberto Carlos da Silva Date of birth: April 10, 1973 (age 33) Place of birth: Garça, São Paulo, Brazil Height: 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) Nickname: Robby C Playing position: Left wingback Current club: Real Madrid Number: 3 Club career He played for Palmeiras and Inter Milan, before settling with Real Madrid in 1996, making him the team's longest serving foreign player. On August 2, 2005, Carlos received dual Spanish and Brazilian citizenship. This proved important for Real Madrid, as it meant that he now counted as a European Union player, opening up one of the club's allowed three slots for non-EU players and enabling Real to sign fellow Brazilian star Rob…

Roberto Durán Samaniego (born June 16, 1951) is a retired professional boxer from Panama of Mexican and Panamanian descent, widely regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time. A versatile brawler in the ring, he was nicknamed "Manos de Piedra" (or "Hands of Stone") during his career. In 2002, he was chosen by The Ring to be the 5th greatest fighter of the last 80 years. , Bert Sugar rates him as the 8th greatest fighter of all-time and many consider him the greatest lightweight of all time. He held world titles at four different weights - lightweight (1972–79), welterweight (1980), junior middleweight (1983–84) and middleweight (1989). He was the second boxer to ha…

Roberto Mancini Roberto Mancini (born 27 November 1964) is an Italian football manager, formerly an international player and current manager of English Premier League team Manchester City. As a player he was best known for his time at Sampdoria, where he played more than 550 league matches, and helped them win the Serie A league title, four Coppa Italias and the Cup Winners Cup, whilst being capped 36 times by Italy. In the latter days of his playing career he was an assistant apprentice to Sven Goran Eriksson at Lazio. Following the end of his accomplished playing career he moved into management and achieved success at both ends of the footballing spectrum. He began h…

Date of birth: August 6, 1983 (age 24) Nicknames: The Cobra, Percy, RVP, Marokkaan/Moroccan Place of birth: Rotterdam, Netherlands Height: 1.83 m Father: Bob,an artist Mother: Jose,art teacher at a high school Sister: Lily & Kiki,Lily lives in Cape Town, South Africa Wife: Bouchra, married on the 31st of March 2004 Children: Shaqueel,born On November 16th 2006 Playing position: Striker Previous Clubs:Excelsior & Feyenoord Shirt Number: 11 Current Club: Arsenal National team: Holland

Robson de Souza DOB: January 25, 1984 POB: São Vicente, São Paulo HEIGHT: 1.72 (5 ft 7.5 in) PLAYING POSITION: Second Striker/Winger NUMBER: 10 BIO: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robinho) Robinho was born in Parque Bitaru, a poor neighborhood of São Vicente in Santos, where he began playing football at an early age. When he was six years old, he was signed to the Beira-Mar, a local footballing academy; his team won the championship in his first year.[1] One of his teammates at the time was Marcelo, currently Robinho's teammate at Real Madrid. In 1993, at the age of just nine, Robinho scored 73 goals for the Portuários futsal team. He later joined Santos' youth pro…

Robinson José Canó Mercedes (Spanish pronunciation: [kaˈno]; born October 22, 1982) is a Dominican baseball player who currently plays as a second baseman for the New York Yankees. Family and early lifeHis father, José Canó, signed with the Houston Astros in 1980, and pitched in six games for the Astros in 1989. Robinson was named after baseball legend Jackie Robinson.[1] Canó grew up in the Dominican Republic though he lived in New Jersey for three years. He spent seventh, eighth and ninth grades in the Newark school system, attending Barringer High School for one year.[2] When his family moved back to the Dominican Republic, Canó attended San Pedro Apostol High School i…

Born on August 8th 1981 in Basel, Switzerland, Federer began his tennis career at the age of 8, working his way up to make it to No. 1 in the world in the junior championships by 1998. That same year he turned pro, and by 2001 was ranked No. 1 in his home country. As fate would have it, a groin injury slowed his progress that year and into next. However, the tennis champ made a triumphant return in 2003 when he won against Mark Philippoussis at Wimbledon, his first Grand Slam title. Since then, Federer has enjoyed astounding success as the No. 1 seeded player in the world, with more than $6 million in prize winnings, while becoming the first player since Swedish champ …

Born on May 20, 1983 in Los Angeles. Roger had a terrible childhood. His father was a drug addict and an alcoholic. He left Roger's mother for another woman. Roger's mother then became physically abusive to him. Child Protective Services placed Roger in a foster home for a short time. His mother lost custody and fled to El Salvador taking Roger with her when he was 7 years old. She left Roger with his grandmother until she returned a year later. She then took Roger to Texas and left him on his father's front steps. That was the last time Roger saw his mother. He then endured mental and physical abuse from his father and stepmother. They moved back to Mexico and left Rog…

Ronaldo Assis de Moreira (born 21 March 1980) is a footballer more commonly known as Ronaldinho Ga

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Roque Luis Santa Cruz Cantero (born 16 August 1981 in Asuncion) is a Paraguayan football striker, who plays for Blackburn Rovers. untitled.bmp untitled111.bmp untitled.bmp untitled111.bmp

Harry Leroy "Roy" Halladay III[1] (born May 14, 1977), nicknamed "Doc", is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies. His nickname, coined by the late Toronto Blue Jays announcer Tom Cheek,[2] is a reference to Wild West gunslinger "Doc" Holliday. He was the Blue Jays' first draft selection in the 1995 Major League Baseball Draft, the 17th pick overall, and played for the team from 1998 through 2009, after which he was traded to Philadelphia. Halladay is known for his ability to effectively pitch deep into games, and is currently the active major league leader in complete games with 63, including 19 shutouts.[3] On May 29, 2010, Halladay pitch…

Royce Gracie ( born December 12, 1966) is a retired Brazilian professional mixed martial arts fighter, a UFC Hall of Famer and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. He holds the most submission victories in UFC history with 11, which he earned between UFC 1 and UFC 4. Gracie became a larger than life figure in the mixed martial arts world for his domination in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He became famous for beating opponents much larger than him, and between 1993 and 1994, he was the tournament winner of UFC 1, UFC 2, UFC 4, and fought to a draw with Ken Shamrock in the championship match in the Superfight at UFC 5. Gracie popularized Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and revolu…

Nom : Ruben De la Red Gutierrez Pays : Espagne Age : 22 ans Date de naissance: 5 juin 1985 Lieu de naissance : Madrid Taille : 1m86 Poids : 80 kg Poste : Milieu Club actuel : Real Madrid Rubén De la Red Gutiérrez (born June 5, 1985 in Madrid) is a Spanish football central midfielder, who currently plays for Real Madrid Castilla. De la Red is a graduate of the Real Madrid youth system. He made his first team debut on November 10th, 2004 against Tenerife in the Copa del Rey. Rubén arrived at the Real Madrid youth system when he was just 14 (99/00), the youngest in Cadete B. A year later, the club told him he was not good enough, young De la Red didn't waste any …

Rutgerus Johannes Martinius van Nistelrooy (originally spelled Van Nistelrooij) (born July 1, 1976 in Oss, North Brabant, Netherlands) is a Dutch footballer who plays in the position of centre forward for Real Madrid. He has previously starred for the Dutch national team and Manchester United, where he holds the record of being the club's top scorer in the European Cup.

Ryan Joseph Braun (born November 17, 1983, in Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California),[1] nicknamed The Hebrew Hammer, is an American right-handed Major League Baseball All-Star left fielder with the Milwaukee Brewers.[2] He played college baseball at the University of Miami. He won the National League Rookie of the Year Award in 2007, after leading the National League (NL) in slugging percentage, while setting a major league rookie record. He also won the Sporting News NL Rookie of the Year, the Baseball America Rookie of the Year, the Baseball Prospectus Internet Baseball NL Rookie of the Year, and the Players Choice NL Most Outstanding Rookie Awards. Over the prior dec…

Ryan Allen Sheckler (born December 30, 1989) is an American professional skateboarder and the star of the MTV reality show, Life of Ryan. Sheckler was born in San Clemente, California. When he was just 18 months old, Sheckler found his dad's old-school skateboard. Sheckler taught himself to push it around using one knee, and eventually stood up on the skateboard. From age 6 on, he has spent up to 22 hours a week practicing tricks in his backyard skate park, which includes a half pipe, table tops and several grind rails. He developed his own trick called the Sheck-lair - an indy kickflip flyout. Sheckler's career took shape during the summer of 1995, when his dad built a n…