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Lang Ping
CHINA - Nicknamed the “Iron Hammer,” Lang Ping is considered by many to be a national hero in China. She was a member of the Chinese Women's National Team—winners of an Olympic gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics, a World Championship crown in 1982, and World Cup titles in 1981 and 1985.
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Chauncey Billups
UNITED STATES - Chauncey is a guard for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association. Prior to playing for the Nuggets he led the Detroit Pistons to the 2004 NBA Finals, where he averaged 21 points and 5.2 assists per game and was named Finals MVP.
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Isa Phillips
JAMAICA - A native of Kingston, Jamaica, and a graduate of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Isa competed in distance medley relays, 4x400 meter relays, and 800 meters competitions during his college years.
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Takahide Seki
JAPAN - Hailing from the Niigata prefecture, this 28-year old is no stranger to the Japanese snowboarding community. Recently he has won two straight victories in the All Japan Intercollegiate Snowboarding Games (intercollegiate and inter-technical school), and 5th place in All Japan championship.
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Yen-Ni Wu
TAIWAN - Yen-Ni Wu is a world-renowned Black Belt Taekwondo champion. She has been competing at international, national, and domestic competitions for years and has received countless honors and awards. Her highest honor was winning the World Championship Gold at the 2002 Asian Taekwondo Competition.
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Simone Denkinger Hauswald
GERMANY - Simone Denkinger is a successful biathlon athlete from Schönwald. Born in 1979, Simone started cross-country skiing when she was six years old.
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Angie Koops
AUSTRALIA - Born in Kaikoura, New Zealand, Angie has enjoyed surfing from a young age, as well as gymnastics and snow boarding. In 2008, Angie was awarded the title of Open Women’s New Zealand National Champion and she is regularly featured in magazines like Curl and Surfing.
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Anders Olsson
SWEDEN - Anders Olsson knows the meaning of dedication, and all of Sweden knows him as a powerful role model for setting goals and overcoming obstacles. In 1996 and 1997, Anders endured a series of unfortunate events in the hospital system that left him paralyzed from the waist down.
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Alex Reid
Alex became a professional fighter in 1998. He subsequently progressed to Mixed Martial Arts, a discipline which involves boxing, thai boxing, juijitsu, and wrestling. Alex credits a lot of his success to the benefits of TAHITIAN NONI® Juice.
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Jennifer G. Petterson
SWEDEN - Jennifer has been involved with martial arts since she was five years old. Now, 22 years later she is one of the top competitors in Brazilian Jiu-Jutsu and submission wrestling, winning titles, world cups, and more all over the world.
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Øystein Grødum
Øystein Grødum is one of the best long-distance skaters in the world. He started when he was only 14 years old, trained hard, and soon realized he had a talent for longer distances.
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Ian Adamson
UNITED STATES - Ian Adamson is a seven-time World Champion Adventure Racer, boasting three Eco-Challenge and three Primal Quest wins. He is also the only athlete in the world to also win Primal Quest, Raid Gauloises, and Southern Traverse, the “big four” major international adventure races.
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Rocky Tilson
UNITED STATES - Rocky Tilson is a world class weightlifter who has competed—and dominated—in events such as the American Powerlifting Committee National Championships America's Cup, held at the University of Georgia campus. At that particular event, he lifted over 800 kilos (almost 2,000 lbs!).
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Josh Guinness
AUSTRALIA - Josh Guinness is involved in almost every aspect of surfing in New Zealand. He competes, operates a chain of surf stores in New Zealand, gives the radio surf report, and acts as a surfing commentator—sometimes for the same events he's competing in!
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David Hunt
UNITED STATES - In addition to a long list of impressive runs, Hunt was recently one of ten people to complete the Wasatch 100 in less than 24 hours.
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Bruce Taylor
AUSTRALIA - Bruce Taylor is one of Australia’s most competitive and dominant athletes of the country’s Surf Life Saving movement. He is the current reigning Australian champion in the open men’s board race event and holds the record for the most Queensland State titles won in this same event.
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Christina McMahon
IRELAND - Kickboxing champion Christina McMahon followed her younger brothers and sisters into the sport of kickboxing at the age of 19. She immediately loved the competitive side of the sport and progressed quickly from competing nationally to entering the world games.
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Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle
GERMANY - Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle is the core of Germany’s Olympic medal-winning cross country ski team. She recently turned in an incredible performance at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada
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Simon Vroemen
NETHERLANDS - Simon Vroemen has won nine national championships for the 3000 meter steeple chase and holds the European record for fastest time. He has also won two national championships for the 1500 meter steeple chase.
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Holly and Mike Semanoff
UNITED STATES - Champion bodybuilders Holly and Mike Semanoff know the importance of being physically fit. They both believe in being active beyond the gym atmosphere, and prefer to use their physical abilities to enjoy life outside in nature.
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Josefine Lillhage
SWEDEN - Josefin Lillhage, a Pisces, loves water. Swimming comes second to breathing, and in 2004 she was a finalist in the Olympics, won the World Championship, earned the European Championship title, and achieved the European record.
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Brooke Niles Hanson
UNITED STATES - "TAHITIAN NONI™ Juice has helped me make great strides on the AVP tour, and it's one of the most important aspects of my training."
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Kathy Gregory
Kathy Gregory is the only coach UCSB women's volleyball has ever known, guiding the program to a 744–307 (.708) record since taking the reigns in 1975.
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William G. Dance
UNITED STATES - William “Bill” Dance is America’s best known fisherman. He wrote the book on explaining and demonstrating products and services used by fishermen. As a professional bass fisherman, Dance is respected around the world for his knowledge, skill, and fishing abilities.
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Emily Rosemond
AUSTRALIA - Emily Rosemond is one of Australia’s top short track speed skaters and recently switched focus to cycling. She just won silver at the recent World Cup in the Keirin event. After tearing her anterior cruciate ligament in late 2004, her Olympic and World Cup performances are simply amazing.
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Chris Scott
AUSTRALIA - Each week, Australian cyclist Chris Scott racks up more kilometers on his bike than he does driving his car. Known among fellow riders as “the Gecko”, Scott owns a handful of world records, has brought home medals from four Paralympic Games (Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008), and has dominated cycling competitions all over the globe.
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Dru Adler
AUSTRALIA - Competing against the world’s top 30 surfers, Dru Adler placed second at the 2004 Quicksilver Airshow World Series held at Roaring Beach in Tasmania.
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