Famous sports personalities: Sports do not build character they reveal it! Yes, this is true to every word. These sports pump within us the feeling of mixed emotions. But for the ones who fear to loose for them creating history, gaining love and fame is not possible. But there are some who sacrifice, who work hard, who are ready to dedicate even more than they can. As it is said, “Every champion was once a contender that refused to give up“.
Here we have a list of such sports personalities who will their indomitable will, stood strong and worked hard and that paid them of. Making them be part of the top famous sports personalities.
Top 5 famous sports personalities in the world
Christiano Ronaldo
The game involved: Football
About: He is a professional football player from Portuguese. He plays from the team Juventus and is a captain of Portugal National Team.
Achievements: Has won 5 Ballonsd’Or and 4 European Gold shoes. Won a total of 29 trophies in his entire career. Scored a total of 700 goals for his country. He is amongst the top football player for winning the maximum of goals in the UEFA Champions League.
LeBron James
Game involved: Basketball
About: He is a professional football player from America plays for Los Angeles Lakers. Considered as one of the famous basketball players of all time.
Achievements: He has a long list of achievements some of which include winning NBA Championship 3 times, winning 4 NBA MVP awards, and the holder of 2 Olympic gold medals.
Lionel Messi
Game involved: Football
About: He is a professional football player from Argentina, plays as forward. Holds the captainship of both the Spanish clubs of Barcelona and Argentina National Team.
Achievements: Has won 6 Ballonsd’Or and 6 European gold shoes. He has won a total of 34 trophies. He also has made a total goal score of 700. He holds a record of getting maximum goals in La Liga i.e. 433.
Roger Federer
The game involved: Tennis
About: He is a professional tennis player from Switzerland. He is entitled to the global rank of 3 in Men’s single tennis by Association of Tennis Professionals.
Achievements: Won 20 Grand slam singles title. Won 6 Australian Open titles, 8 Wimbledon men’s single, 5 US Open titles and 1 French Open title.
Virat Kohli
The game involved: Cricket
About: He is a professional Indian cricket player. He is currently the captain of Indian National team. He is a right ordered batsman and is considered as one of the best batsmen in the world.
Achievements: He holds the record of scoring the fastest of 10000 to 11000 runs in ODI. Forbes considers him a valuable athlete brand. Is awarded Padma Shri the fourth highest civilian award of India.
So these were some of the famous sports personalities who with their hard work created a strong aura. And gathered an ample amount of love for what they do and whatever they are doing. to know more continue on Talepost and for updates visit our Facebook.