Best Athletes of All Time

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Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao or known as Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao was born on December 17, 1978 in Kibawe, Bukidnon, Philippines. He is the first boxer to win four major world titles in different weight classes and the only eight time and eight division world champion in the world of boxing. Manny is currently a Senator of the Philippines and planning to run again this coming 2019 Philippine Election. Manny left home in search of livelihood to support his mother and at the age of 14, he went to manila and started boxing. Manny  has a lot of Filipino scholars and until now he is still supporting them and according to him this is his way to give back the blessings he received. 

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Luis Lionel Andres Messi  is an Argentine professional football player who plays forward position in Spanish club Barcelona and Argentina National Team and he is a captain in both teams. Lionel Messi was born in Argentina in 1987. Messi is one of the best footballer in the world. he is often compared to some football legends. At the age of 11, he was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency which affect his normal growth. At the age of 17, he made his league debut on Barcelona against RCD Espanyol and made him the third youngest player ever to  play in the team and the youngest player to score for Barcelona. Messi's contract was detailed in a paper napkin to make a contract immediately because there was no paper available at that time. Barcelona is so impressed with Messi's foot-skills and offered to pay his medical bills and move the family to Spain just to get him at the age of 13. That explains why the contract was signed on a napkin paper. He won European golden Shoe award four times and many more achievements.

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Michael Fred Phelps is the most decorated and one of the fastest swimmer of all time. Micheal Phelps was born on June 30, 1985, at the age of 7 he started swimming because of his sisters and also to release his energy. When Phelps was in 6th grade he was diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. in this case, people who is diagnosed by this has a problem in staying focused and paying attention, difficulty in controlling behavior and over activity. The first stroke that Phelps learned was backstroke because he was afraid to put his head underwater and he was 7 that time. At the age of 15 he was qualified for the 2000 summer Olympics and made him the youngest American male swimmer to compete in Olympics for almost 70 years. At the age of 27, Phelps became the most decorated athlete in the history of the Olympics. 

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Thomas Edward Brady Jr. is an American Footballer for the New England Patriots of the National Football League as a quarterback. Tom Brady was born on August 3, 1977 and from a Catholic family in San Mateo, California. Brady holds the record with the most playoff victories by a quarterback with 25 wins and with most playoff games of any NFL player in any position. He also has the most Super Bowl victories by a quarterback with 5 rings. At the age of 24, Brady became the youngest quarterback to win a Super Bowl, he also won three league MVP awards and four Super Bowl MVP awards.