Sonja Henie was born April 8,1912. She discovered her true passion at age 6 and that was skating she learned how to skate with her brother leif. She was only 10 when won the norwegian championship In 1923 Henie made her first appearance in the olympic competition. In 1927 Henie won her first WFS championship. She was only 15 years old when she competed in the 1928 olympic in switzerland. There she won her first gold medal and winning the world championship 10 years in a row. In 1936 sonja retired moving to the U.S. then sonja found success in Hollywood playing in the film One and a million (1936). In early 1969 she discovered she had leukemia She kept disease a secret until her death on October 12,
Nettie Fowler was born in 1835, the youngest of three children. Her father was a merchant in New York. After he died, her mother ran the business until her own death a few years later. Nettie was sent to live with her uncle and grandmother who were both devout Methodists and philanthropists in their community. These early tragedies and relationship with her grandparent’s religion and philanthropy shaped Nettie’s beliefs. Raised as an active member of the Methodist church, she felt her responsibility was to be a servant of God and give back to her community.
Clearly, Laurie’s biggest accomplishment is performing in the 2016 Rio Olympics, but nobody know what led up to that. Laurie met Maggie Haney when she was only six years old at her first gymnastic class. It was then Haney pushed Hernandez to attend the USA Gymnastics development camps at age nine, which, of course, she excelled at. (Laurie)
Joni Eareckson Tada stood at the edge of the rock as she had done many times that summer. When she dove into the water, she felt her head hit something hard. An agonizing pain tore through her head. She felt as if her hands and feet were tied by ropes. As she rode in the back of the ambulance that afternoon, Joni thought that her injury was not serious. She had no idea how drastically her life was about to change.
Tonya Maxine Harding is an American figure skater, born November 12, 1970 in Portland Oregon. She is the daughter of Al and LaVona Harding. Tonya began skating when she was just three years old when her parents put her in classes. When Tonya was a sophomore in high school, she dropped out so that she could chase her dream in figure skating. Tonya competed in the U.S. Nationals in 1986 at the age of fifteen and by 1989,
Gwen Lahiri is accused of murdering her daughter’s best friend, Tamra, in revenge for giving her the drugs which she thinks led to her daughter's death on November 1, 2016.
Wilma Rudolph was a track and field athlete who was born on June 23, 1940, in St. Bethlehem, Tennessee. She was a sickly child who had to wear a brace on her left leg. She decided to overcome her disabilities in order to be able to compete in the 1956 Summer Olympic Games, and in 1960, she became the first American woman to win three gold medals in track and field at a single Olympics. Later in life, she formed the Wilma Rudolph Foundation to promote amateur athletics. The amazing athlete died on November 12, 1994, following a battle with brain cancer.
named Jenni and Jerri. Her sisters were not as into sports as Alex. Alex played multiple games at a
The famous gymnast Gabby Douglas was 16 when she made history as the first African-American Olympian to win the individual all-around event (biography.com). Gabby Douglas went through a lot to get to where she was. She once said “The hard days are the best because that is where champions are made, so if you can push through, you can push through anything!” With her hard working spirit, and determination Gabby Douglas pushed through the hard days and became a champion.
Born in Hawaii on the 8th of February in 1990. At the age of eight she began competitive surfing and had a optimistic career, however this took a turn. At the age of thirteen Bethany, was attacked by a shark, which left her with no left arm. Most people would back sone after facing such a major setback, but all Bethany wanted to so was surf and so in 2005 she won a national title and is still surfing to this day, being regarded as one of the most inspiring and talented surfers in the world.
The first woman ever to win from Oklahoma was Norma Smallwood. Norma Smallwood was born on May 12, 1909 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In 1926 she was a sophomore in college when she entered Miss America and won at the age of 16. Norma made more money by being a poster girl, and according to the news she made more money than Babe Ruth in 1926, making $100,000. She got married two years after she won Miss America (1928). About four years after she won she gave birth to her daughter named Des Cygne L’Amour Gilcrease on June 12, 1930.
Fanny Blankers-Koen was born in the Netherlands on April 26, 1918. As a teenager she won a Dutch National Championship in the 800 meter run. She participated in her first Olympic Games in 1936. However, she did not take home any medals. She could not wait to try again at the next Olympics. When the next Olympic Games came around, people told Fanny she could not compete because of her age. She also received criticism from people who thought she should stay home and take care of her two children. If she left to compete, some thought of her as a failure of a mother and wife. Despite people telling her she could not do it, Fanny started training and at the age of thirty participated in her second Olympic Games.
The girl I love is Named Julia Pollock. I always get shy around her for no reason, it's probably due to me being incredibly shy. Even though I get shy around Julia I try my best to help her when she needs it. i.e. On a marching band field trip Julia couldn't find her uniform bag so I helped her search for it, even if it meant that i had to stay longer. After 30 minutes i finally found and handed it to Julia, who in turn Hugged me and thanked me for staying with her to search for it. It brought a smile to my face to see her be happy. This can show even though I can get very shy around her I still love her and will do anything to help her regardless how long it
In examination with Susanna Moodie and Catherine Parr-Traill my life is entirely unexpected in light of the fact that their lives were extremely troublesome however my life is simple. I am carrying on with a sumptuous life. As indicated by my circumstance of life we gets everything what we need effectively and on that time they endure a considerable measure to get those nourishment as well as different things as well. Susanna and Catherine were sisters who had composed books about Laws, society and instruction and so on. Today we are surrounded by technology which bring aloneness in our lives but in their times they were leading a very beautiful life.
Class and Society Sister Carrie is a story of an ordinary girl, Carrie Meeber, who is from a lower-middle class. Carrie leaves her parents and her small Midwestern town. She travels to Chicago to stay with her sister Minnie and her brother-in-law. She thinks that her miserable life will change by getting a new job in Chicago. The novel represents the distinction between social classes that characters from lower middle class face in their society.
First off, Nancy Kerrigan was born in Massachusetts on October 13, 1969. She showed her talent for skating on the ice at a young age. But that’s not all she did, how she came around to skating in the first place was stated by Biography’s website, “As the youngest of three — and the only girl — Kerrigan often tagged along with her brothers to the neighborhood ice rink while they played hockey, becoming a self-described "tomboy."”(Biography). At age six, when she went from being a tomboy to a figure skater, proved that it wasn't hard at all. When her instructor made this realization, her parents “began investing in her Olympic Career”(Biography).