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Ron Atkinson |
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Affectionately known as Big Ron, Ron’s career as a
footballer and manager are well documented culminating
as one time manager of Manchester Utd. Ron has also
worked extensively in the media as a broadcaster and
pundit and is frequently sought after as an after dinner
speaker. He currently primarily pursues a career in
business. |
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John Barnes: MBE |
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Former footballer John Barnes will always be remembered
for his brilliant solo goal for England against Brazil
in 1984. At club level he played for Watford, Liverpool,
Newcastle Utd and Charlton Athletic. Since retiring from
the field he has recently returned to coaching and has
become a popular TV personality and pundit. |
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Peter Beardsley: MBE |
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Former
England striker Peter Beardsley played for a number of
clubs during his career including Everton, Liverpool and
Newcastle Utd. After retiring from the field he has
worked in a media role at Newcastle and recently been re
appointed as an academy coach at the club primarily
working with young strikers.
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Peter Bonetti |
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Former
Chelsea and England goalkeeper known as ‘The Cat', Peter
went on to coach the Chelsea U21 squad and can
frequently be found in goal for Chelsea in such events
as Football All Stars
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Sir Trevor Brooking: CBE
MBE |
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Trevor
began his footballing apprenticeship with West Ham in
1965 and was to remain with the club for his entire
playing career during which time he received 47 England
caps. He was appointed Director of Football for West Ham
in 2001 and has acted as caretaker manager for the club.
Trevor regularly appears on MOTD and presents for Radio
5 Live. He joined the FA as Director of Football in
2003.
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Jack Charlton: OBE |
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Affectionately known as ‘Big Jack' throughout the game,
Jack is a legend in his own lifetime. A member of the
England 1966 World Cup winning team, he achieved great
success as a player with Leeds Utd and as a manager of
the Republic of Ireland . Jack is one of the finest
raconteurs in the country who's powerful, motivational
and after dinner speeches are in much demand.
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Tommy Docherty |
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Tommy
Docherty is a former Manchester United manager now a
successful after dinner speaker. Famed for his fast
talking, wise cracking style, he is a popular choice at
multinational, corporate, conference dinners and for PAs
alike.
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John Fashanu |
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John
Fashanu began his career as a professional footballer
with Wimbledon and Aston Villa. After his retirement
from the game, John found popularity as a television
presenter on the show Gladiators and is frequently seen
appearing on soccer programmes as a pundit. He currently
hosts the Nigerian version of Deal or No Deal. |
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Paul Gascoigne |
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Paul has
proved his genius on a football pitch at a young age. He
played for several teams at club level including,
Tottenham Hotspur, Everton and Lazio but it is for his
outstanding performances with England that he will best
be remembered. Paul has recently published his life
story.
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Jimmy Greaves |
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One of
the greatest goal scorers of all time, Jimmy played at
club level for Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham Utd,
and AC Milan. He was an England International and member
of the 1966 World Cup winning squad. Following his
playing career, Jimmy has found success in the media and
is an excellent after dinner speaker. |
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Alan Hansen |
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Former
Scottish International footballer Alan Hansen played for
Partick Thistle and Liverpool in addition to his country
before injury brought his playing career to an abrupt
end. He is currently a successful and controversial
television pundit and journalist working for the BBC.
Alan is highly regarded for his critical approach.
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Sir Geoff Hurst: MBE |
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Hat
trick hero of the 1966 World Cup Final, Sir Geoff made
his name in club football with West Ham Utd before being
picked for England. He ultimately became assistant coach
to the England National team and then manager of Chelsea
. He is one of the leading speakers on the footballing
circuit.
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Gary Lineker: OBE |
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Gary is
a familiar face on television as a regular presenter of
Match of the Day and Football Focus. Gary is one of
England 's most respected former footballers and is the
second highest goal scorer for his country of all time.
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Gary Mabbut |
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Gary
achieved great success as a footballer while battling in
the face of adversity against diabetes. His story is
truly one of inspiration. During his playing career, he
competed at club level for Tottenham Hotspur and was
also capped for England . He is seen today on various
television soccer programmes as a pundit. |
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Ally McCoist: MBE |
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A
prolific goal scorer for club and country during his
playing career, Ally is now a popular television
personality. Ally was a regular team captain on the quiz A
Question of Sport, he is currently Assistant Manager of
Glasgow Rangers. |
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Frank McLintock: MBE |
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Frank
played at club level with Leicester City and Arsenal and
was a Scottish International. He is currently a soccer
analyst with Sky TV. |
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Martin Peters: MBE |
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Famed as
the other goal scorer in the 1966 World Cup final,
Martin's main playing career took place with West Ham
Utd, Tottenham Hotspur and Norwich.
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Peter Shilton: OBE MBE |
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Peter
enjoyed a long and highly successful playing career in
the role of goalkeeper for a number of clubs including
the England National Team and was the victim of the
controversial Hand of God goal by Maradonna in the 1990
World Cup quarter final. He went on to become manager of
Plymouth Argyle.
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Ian St John |
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Nicknamed ‘The Saint' Ian St John found success at
player and management levels with spells at Liverpool ,
Motherwell, Coventry City and Tranmere Rovers. He went
on to become a television personality enjoying much
recognition with The Saint and Greavsie Show.
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Terry Venables |
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Terry is
the only footballer to have represented his country at
all levels including as manager. He played at club level
for Chelsea, Queen's Park Rangers and Tottenham Hotspur.
In addition he has been successful with a number of
foreign teams including the Australian National squad.
He regularly appears as an analyst on television soccer
programmes.
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Mike Atherton: MBE MA |
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Former England Captain Mike Atherton led his country at all
levels and was the youngest Lancastrian to score a Test
century. Retiring from the game in 2001, his career is now
in the media and national press. He has worked as a member
of the Channel 4 and Sky Sports commentary teams for Test
cricket and as a commentator for BBC Radio and Talksport.
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Harold 'Dickie' Bird: MBE |
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Heralded
as one of the worlds greatest ever cricket umpires, Dickie
Bird's playing career came to an abrupt end through
injury. After a spell training young players, Dickie
became a professional umpire and currently tours the
corporate circuit delighting audiences with anecdotes from
the world of cricket. He is also the author of a
number of best selling books and the Founder of the Dickie
Bird Foundation. |
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Mark Butcher |
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Mark
became a first-class cricketer at a young age. Adroit
with bat and as a bowler, Mark is currently enjoying
success with Surrey and England. |
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Angus Fraser |
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Angus
Fraser is a former Captain for Middlesex CC and member of
the England Team. Since his retirement from playing, Angus
has been a keen member of the Sky Sports and Radio 5 Test
Match Special Teams and is currently fulfilling a role as
leading cricket correspondent for the Independent
Newspaper. He is an experienced after dinner speaker.
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David Gower: OBE |
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David
began his cricketing career with Leicestershire before
moving on to Hampshire and England, at one time ranking
No. 1 in the world. Since retiring from the game, David
has worked as columnist and writer for various
newspapers and periodicals. He has been a regular
commentator for BBC television and radio as well as Sky
TV and is frequently seen on television guesting on
shows such as They Think It's All Over. He is also an
accomplished speaker. |
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Nasser Hussein: OBE |
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Nasser
made his Test debut for England at the age of
21 and quickly established himself as a batsman of superior
technique ultimately achieving the role captain of England.
Following his retirement from the field, he has joined Sky
Sports working both at home and abroad and is accomplished
in all areas of the media.
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Allan Lamb |
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Allan Lamb
played professional cricket for Northants and England from
1978 until 1995. Following his successful testimonial, he
founded Lamb Associates working on the corporate circuit.
He is a popular sporting & after dinner speaker. |
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Geoff Miller |
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Having
amassed twenty years of experience on the professional
cricketing circuit, Geoff has accumulated a vast number
of humorous anecdotes with which to entertain his highly
appreciative audiences and not just from the world of
cricket. Geoff is not only in popular demand in the UK
but also overseas. He is currently touring the UK in
Sticky Wicket with the stars of Test Match Special Live. |
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Dermot Reeve: OBE |
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Dermot
enjoyed much success as a player for Sussex,
Warwickshire and England before firmly establishing
himself as an invaluable part of the Channel 4
cricketing media team. His experience includes fronting
and hosting studio discussions and award ceremonies and
his forceful personality makes him an ideal choice as a
speaker. |
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Phil Tufnell |
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Former
Middlesex and England cricketer, Phil has recently found
new celebrity status since winning I'm A Celebrity Get
Me Out Of Here. He has regularly appeared on TV in such
programmes as GMTV, This Morning and Simply The Best. He
is currently a team captain on the quiz show They Think
It's All Over. In addition to promotional work he is an
excellent after dinner speaker. |
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Martin Bayfield |
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Martin
Bayfield was capped for England 31 times before being
forced by injury to retire in 1995. He is currently
involved in coaching a RUFC youth development side and
is now in great demand on the speaking circuit. He
recently moved into the world of film as the body double
for the character Hagrid in the Harry potter movies.
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Kyran Bracken: MBE |
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A renowned scrum half, Kyran has played for the British and
Irish Lions and South Africa at International level. He was
a member of the 2003 England World Cup winning team. He now
carries out more commercial engagements and recently won
television’s Dancing on Ice and Dancing on Ice Champion of
Champions. He is a superb motivational and after dinner
speaker. |
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Gareth Chilcott |
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Gareth
made over 400 appearances for Bath RFC, was an England
International between 1984 and 1990 and a British Lion
in 1989. Gareth, known as Coach is a natural entertainer
and is often found delivering after dinner speeches at
sporting and company events all around the UK. He has
also made regular guest appearances on various
television quiz shows, in addition to working as a
sport's presenter and rugby pundit. |
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Lawrence Dallaglio: OBE |
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Born in
London, Lawrence is a retired English ruby union player and
Captain of the national team who was a key member of the
2003 World Cup winning squad. During his playing career he
also played for London wasps. Lawrence is now much sought
after as a motivational and inspirational speaker at
corporate events. His topics include leadership, teamwork,
peak performance and sport. |
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Sean Fitzpatrick |
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Sean is
heralded as one of the most durable rugby players of all
time. With a reputation as an abrasive hooker, he captained
the All Blacks for almost six years. Off the field his
ability to motivate and inspire makes him an ideal choice as
a sporting and motivational speaker, enhancing development,
team building, focus and innovation. |
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Gavin Hastings: OBE |
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During
his playing career, Gavin Hastings captained Watsonians,
London Scottish, the Barbarians, the British Lions and
Scotland. His Scottish highlights included three World
Cups. Following his retirement from the game, he founded
his own company specialising in sports marketing and
sponsorship and he has been a regular contributor and
commentator for the BBC Grandstand team.
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Austin Healey |
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Austin is
a former rugby union who represented Leicester Tigers,
England and The British Lions at scrum half, fly half,
fullback and wing. He announced his international retirement
in 2005/06 although still plays at club level for Bishop
Stortford. He recently took part in the popular BBC series
Strictly Come Dancing and is an entertaining after dinner
speaker.
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Damien Hopley |
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Danien
Hopley's playing career lasted for eight years during
which time he won three England Caps, a World Cup 7's
Winners medal, a Cambridge Blue and a number of
accolades with Wasps. With injury, came change and
Hopley went on to become PRA Chief Executive and is a
popular after dinner speaker. |
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Kenny Logan |
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A giant in the rugby world, Kenny has played at both club
and international level. In addition to currently running
his own sports marketing sponsorship and events company, he
is also available for motivational speaking and
endorsements, media work and personal appearances.
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Brian Moore |
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Brian is a former rugby player having played both at club
level and for his country, winning 64 caps for England. He
has appeared on a variety of television programmes including
Grandstand, A Question of Sport, Rugby Special and They
Think its all Over in addition to presenting on Radio 5 live
and Radio Trent Sportsnight. He is a renowned motivational
and after dinner speaker tailoring his speeches for any
event. Brian is currently working as a presenter and pundit
for the BBC. |
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Jeff Probyn |
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Jeff was
capped for England a total of 37 times encompassing 2
World Cups, 2 Grand Slams, the Lions, the Northern
Hemisphere and a World XV. His playing and coaching
experiences have given rise to a host of entertaining
stories, which Jeff has imparted at a number of events and
venues ranging from the Houses of Parliament to the
ex-pats in Qatar. He co presents the Rugby Show on
television
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Ian Robertson |
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Ian's
playing career ended with an horrific knee injury at the
age of 25. He is now a prolific writer and the BBC Rugby
Correspondent for both radio and television. In
addition, Ian is much sought after as a highly
entertaining and amusing after dinner speaker. |
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Jason Robinson: OBE MBE |
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Former
England Captain, Jason Robinson enjoyed a meteoric rise
to fame in rugby union having begun his playing career
in rugby league. A prolific scorer with phenomenal
speed, he was a member of the England World Cup winning
squad in 2003 & 2007. |
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Chris Sheasby |
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Chris is
a former England and London Irish rugby player. He is
currently a commentator and analyst for Sky TV.
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David Trick |
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David
Trick played 247 games for Bath Rugby Club and was a
member of the England squad from 1980-1986. David can
also lay claim to speaking at a number of highly
prestigious engagements such as the pre Badminton Horse
Trial Dinner in the presence of Prince Charles. |
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Sir Clive Woodward |
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Sir Clive
secured his place in history as the architect who
masterminded the England World Cup victory in 2003. His
outstanding quality of leadership, teamship and
partnership makes him one of the most sought after
public speakers not just in sport but industry-wide.
Seminar themes include Building High Performance Teams,
Winning Mindset and Success from Setbacks.
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Steve Davies |
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Having
turned professional at the age of 21, Steve has won more
professional titles in the sport of snooker than any
other player including 6 World Championships. In recent
years he has also enjoyed some success playing pool and
competed in the 2008 World Series of poker. Steve is
frequently seen on television in sports quizzes and is a
regular commentator and pundit for BBC snooker coverage.
He is in much demand as an after dinner speaker. |
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Dennis Taylor |
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Dennis
began playing snooker as a child and turned professional
in 1971/72. His finest hour was undoubtedly winning the
Embassy World Championship in coming from behind and
winning 18-17. He is a popular face on television having
made numerous guest appearances on a variety of shows
and regularly commentates on snooker programmes.
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Willie Thorne |
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Willie
Thorne has been a regular amongst the top ranking
snooker players since winning the British Isles Under 16
Title in 1970. He has appeared as a guest on shows such
as Big Break, A Question of Sport and The Generation
Game and is a regular pundit on Sky television's
coverage of snooker. Willie is in constant demand as an
after dinner speaker particularly at sporting and golf
days.
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John Virgo |
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Recognised as one of snooker's greatest exponents, John
has been one of the sport's leading lights for many
years. He became UK Champion just 3 years after turning
professional and is a former Chairman of the World
Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. He has
also enjoyed success on TV both as a commentator and as
co host of the game show Big Break. His exhibition work
is legendary.
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Jimmy White: MBE |
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Known as
The “Whirlwind” for his style of play, Jimmy White has
been runner up in the World Championships no fewer than
six times. During his career Jimmy has won in excess of
twenty professional titles and is a huge favourite with
the sporting public. Constantly in demand for personal
appearances, Jimmy recently won the 2004 Daily Record
Players Championship |
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Sue Barker: MBE |
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A former
British tennis professional, at the height of her
playing career, Sue won the French Open and reached the
Wimbledon Women's Singles Semi Finals ranking at No 3 in
the world. She is now one of the BBC's top sports
presenters, hosts the long running TV quiz A Question of
Sport and also co presented the BBC coverage of the
wedding of HRH Prince Edward to Sophie Rhys-Jones.
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Boris Becker |
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Boris Becker first
delighted crowds at Wimbledon when he became the
youngest ever Men’s Champion at the age of 17. During
his playing career, he won 6 Grand Slam titles and an
Olympic Gold medal. Since his retirement ha has forged a
career in the media as a commentator and is a member of
the Team Poker Stars.
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A former
professional tennis player from Australia, Pat Cash won
the singles title at Wimbledon in 1987. Now living in
England, he has coached a number of top players
including Greg Rusedski and is a regular commentator for
the BBC. |
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Andrew Castle |
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A former
British Tennis Champion, Andrew has a wealth of
experience as a Sport's Broadcaster and is a key member
of the BBC Sport Team covering Wimbledon. He is also in
great demand for hosting award ceremonies, as a
conference facilitator and is an experienced auctioneer.
He is perhaps currently best known for his presenting on
GMTV's Today programme, GMTV News Hour and
commentating for Wimbledon. |
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Annabelle Croft |
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Annabel
Croft is a former junior Wimbledon tennis champion.
Retiring from the game at the age of twenty-one, Annabel
has since pursued a career in the media and now enjoys
various television roles hosting lifestyle and topical
features. Her bubbly charm and sophisticated image make
her a popular and perfect choice for awards hosting,
conference facilitating and after dinner speaking. |
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Mark Eccleston |
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Mark Eccleston’s promising
rugby league career was destroyed when an accident
resulted in him becoming a tetraplegic. Refusing to give
up sport, Mark took up wheelchair tennis and went on to
win 7 National titles becoming the first British player
to reach the World No 1 ranking in both Singles and
Doubles. He was also holds Silver Olympic medal from the
Athens Paralympics. Now a qualified coach, he is in much
demand as a motivational and inspirational speaker.
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Tim Henman: OBE |
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Tim
Henman was born in Oxford and became a professional
tennis player in 1993. During his playing career he
reached the Wimbledon Singles semi finals no less
than 4 times before retiring in 2007. He has recently
made his debut as a pundit and commentator for the BBC.
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Jelena Jankovic |
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Regarded as one of the
fittest and toughest female tennis players in recent
years, Jelena is a former ranking World No 1 tennis
star. In 2007 she won the Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Final
partnering Jamie Murray. Jelena is a popular choice with
sportswear companies when it comes to product
endorsement and is the face of the Serbian fashion
design company Mona with whom she has her own line of
clothing.
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During
his playing career, former British tennis ace John lloyd
reached one Grand Slam singles final and won three Grand
Slam Mixed Doubles titles. Since the 1990's, John has
become a renowned analyst and commentator at the BBC
most notably for his commentaries at Wimbledon |
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John McEnroe |
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World renowned former
professional tennis star John McEnroe, won a total of 7
singles Grand Slam titles, including Wimbledon, 9 doubles
and 1mixed double Grand Slam during his playing career. A
combination of brilliance and controversy have contributed
to his popularity over the years. Since his retirement, John
has turned his hand to coaching and is much sought after as
a commentator and analyst not least by the BBC for Wimbledon
coverage. |
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Andy Murray |
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Currently the leading light in British tennis, Andy
Murray was runner up to Roger Federer in the 2008 US
Open and reached the semi final stage at Wimbledon in
2009. He has won 4 Masters Series titles up to Sept 09
and 13 titles overall.
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Jamie Murray |
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Older
brother of Andy Murray, Jamie is a top doubles player
specializing in both men’s and mixed doubles. Together
with partner Jelena Jankovic he was Wimbledon Mixed
Doubles Champion in 2007 and teamed with Liezel Huber in
2008 making runner up in the US Open Mixed Doubles.
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Martina Navaratilova |
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Undisputedly one of the
greatest female tennis stars of all time, Martina won 18
Grand slam singles titles, 31 Grand Slam Doubles titles
and 10 Grand Slam Mixed doubles titles during her
playing career. The queen of Wimbledon’s Centre Court,
she won the singles title a record 9 times. Since
retiring from playing she has written a number of books,
become a committed charity supporter and is much sought
after as a tennis commentator. |
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Greg Rusedski |
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Born in Canada, Greg is a
former British tennis player who at the pinnacle of his
career, reached World No 4 in the ATP rankings, was a
winner in the Paris Masters 1998 and runner up in the US
Open Singles 1997. Since retiring from playing, Greg has
expressed a wish to remain in professional tennis
working with the Davis Cup Team and British junior
players.
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Maria Sharapova |
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Former World No 1 and
Wimbledon Singles Champion, Maria has also Australian
and US pen titles to her credit in addition to the WTA
Championships. The combination of her tennis success and
stunning good looks, make her a popular choice for
product endorsements and commercials and has posed in
photo shoots alongside top super models.
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Virginia Wade: OBE |
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Virginia
Wade holds the honour of being the most recent British
Wimbledon Ladies Singles Champion having won the title
in The Queen’s Silver Jubilee year 1977. During her
playing career, she also took Grand Slam singles titles
at the Australian and US Opens along with 4 Grand Slam
double titles with partner Margaret Court. Since 1981
Virginia has commentated on tennis for the BBC. |
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