My sports idols, over the years …

My sports idols, over the years … Note: These are sportspersons I have followed fanatically, spent significant time watching their performances, spent significant time studying their performances Etc. Idol (Year when I started being a Super-Fan) Boris Becker (1986) Mohammed Azharuddin (1987) Steffi Graf (1987) Michael Jordan (1992) Patrick Rafter (1997) Kobe Bryant (2000) Roger …

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Roger Federer – The sportsperson who has made the biggest impact in the history of sports?

Let me name a few great atheletes, who have dominated their sport, like Roger Federer has dominated in Tennis. Michael Jordan Pele Diego Maradona Sachin Tendulkar Michael Schumacher Lance Armstrong *** (Should not be considered at this point. He has had impact for sure, just not the positive kind) Usain Bolt Michael Phelps Well, you …

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What can an Engineer learn from Usain Bolt?

Though the possibility of it all coming down in a hail of doping accusations remain a possibility (like the recent Lance Armstrong incident), what Usain Bolt has done in Shanghai and London has been nothing short of spectacular. He did not just win 100m, 200m and 4x100m at both the Olympics, he obliterated the competition …

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