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Pelé
Footballer
Diego Maradona
Footballer & manager
Jackie Robinson
Baseball player
Babe Ruth
Baseball player
Muhammad Ali
Boxer & activist
Jesse Owens
Track and field athlete
Wilma Rudolph
Track and field athlete
Usain Bolt
Sprinter
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Serena Williams
Tennis player
Michael Jordan
Basketball player
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Wayne Gretzky
Ice hockey player
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Tiger Woods
Golfer
Michael Phelps
Swimmer
Lionel Messi
Footballer
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Roger Federer
Tennis player
Simone Biles
Gymnast
Sachin Tendulkar
Cricketer
Ayrton Senna
Racing driver
Nadia Comăneci
Gymnast
Emil Zátopek
Long-distance runner
Don Bradman
Cricketer
Abebe Bikila
Marathon runner
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Multi-sport athlete
Jim Thorpe
Multi-sport athlete
Wilt Chamberlain
Basketball player
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Basketball player
George Best
Footballer
Johan Cruyff
Footballer and manager
Naomi Osaka
Tennis player
Cristiano Ronaldo
Footballer
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