Acknowledgments Notable Sports Figures xviii Michael Conroy. AP/Wide World Photos./ <strong>Thomas</strong>, Isiah, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ <strong>Thomas</strong>, Thurman, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Thompson, Jenny, photograph by Paul Sakuma. AP/Wide World Photos./ Thorpe, Ian, photograph by Russell McPhedran. AP/Wide World Photos./ Tomba, Alberto, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Tomba, Alberto, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos, Inc./ Torrence, Gwen, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Torvill, Jayne, and Christopher Dean, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Trottier, Brian, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Tunney, Gene, photograph. AP/Wide World./ Turner, Cathy, AP/Wide World Photos./ Tyson, Mike, photograph by Lennox McLendon. AP/Wide World Photos./ Tyus, Wyomia, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Unitas, Johnny, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Unitas, Johnny, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Unser, Al, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Vaughn, Mo, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Ventura, Jesse, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Vicario, Arantxa Sanchez, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Vitale, Dick, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Wagner, Honus, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Waitz, Grete, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Waitz, Grete, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Walcott, Joe, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Waldner, Jan Ove, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Walton, Bill, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Warne, Shane, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Warner, Kurt, photograph by James A. Finley. AP/Wide World Photos./ Watters, Ricky, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Webb, Anthony, “Spud,” photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Webb, Karrie, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Webber, Chris, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Weber, Dick, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Wehling, Ulrich, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Weihenmayer, Erik, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Weishoff, Paula, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Weissmuller, Johnny, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ West, Jerry, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ West, Jerry, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ White, Reggie, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Whitworth, Kathy, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Wigger, Deena, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Wilkens, Lenny, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Wilkens, Lenny, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Wilkins, Dominique, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Wilkinson, Laura, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Williams, Serena, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Williams, Serena, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Williams, Ted, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Williams, Venus, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Williams, Venus, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Winfield, Dave, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Witt, Katarina, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Wooden, John, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Wooden, John, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Woods, Tiger, photograph by Dave Martin. AP/Wide World Photos./ Woods, Tiger, photograph by Diego Giudice. AP Wide World Photos./ Woodson, Charles, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Woodson, Rod, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Woodward, Lynette, photograph by Orlin Wagner. AP/Wide World Photos./ Wright, Mickey, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Yamaguchi, Kristi, portrait. AP/Wide World Photos./ Young, Cy, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Young, Sheila, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Young, Steve, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Zaharias, Babe (Mildred Ella) Didrikson, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Zidane, Zinedine, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ ASSOCIATED FEATURES, INC.: Dryden, Ken, photograph. Associated Features, Inc./ Esposito, Tony, photograph. Associated Features, Inc./ Hasek, Dominik, photograph. Associated Features./ Plante, Jacques, photograph. Associated Features./ Sakic, Joe, photograph. Associated Features. BRUCE BENNETT STUDIOS, INC.: Belfour, Ed, photograph. Courtesy of Bruce Bennett./ Bowman, Scotty, photograph. John Giamundo/B. Bennett./ Gretzky, Wayne, photograph. Courtesy of Bruce Bennett./ Gretzky, Wayne, photograph. Courtesy of Bruce Bennett./ Lefleur, Guy, photograph. Courtesy of Bruce Bennett./ Lemieux, Mario, photograph. Michael DiGirolamo/B. Bennett./ Lindros, Eric, photograph. Courtesy of B. Bennett./ Lindros, Eric, photograph. Courtesy of Bruce Bennett.
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