HOSTS KASSANDRA KASSIM AND HENRY GOLDING HAD AN EXCLUSIVE, ONE TO ONE INTERVIEW WITH BORIS BECKER, GOLF'S LIVING LEGEND WHO IS NOW AN LAUREUS AMBASSADOR RAISING FUNDS FOR CHILDREN IN POOR COUNTRIES TO PARTICIPATE IN SPORTS.
I was so impressed to hear Boris Becker asking wealthy amateur golfers playing in the finals of Mercedes Trophy world finals at Golfanlage Schloss Nippenburg outside Stuttgart, Germany which is also the home and headquarters of Mercedes-Benz.
Boris Becker greeted all amateur golf finalists at the 8th hole where he played one round with them.
"It will be great if you can donate something to Laureus Foundation," he said, pointing to the transparent cash box. "But you don't have to!"
Of course most put in euros! Laureus is backed by Mercedes Benz which is the Global Partner.
KEY FACTS - LAUREUS WORLD SPORTS ACADEMY
· The Laureus World Sports Academy is a unique association of 46 of the greatest living sporting
legends.
· The Laureus World Sports Academy Members are the ultimate sports jury, voting each year to
decide the winners of the Laureus World Sports Awards.
· The Laureus World Sports Academy Members act as global ambassadors for the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation, volunteering their time to visit projects in order to draw attention to the problems afflicting society today.
· The Laureus World Sports Academy shares a belief in the power of sport to break down barriers, bring people together and to improve the lives of young people around the world.
· Chairman of the Laureus World Sports Academy is track legend and double Olympic gold medallist Edwin Moses.
· New members of the Laureus Academy can only be admitted at the invitation of the current
Academy Members.
· The newest Academy Members are Mick Doohan and Steve Redgrave (February 2011).
The Academy Members’ combined achievements include:
817 Cricket Test Match Wickets
426 Touchdown Passes
54 Olympic Gold Medals
36 Grand Slam Singles Tennis Titles
27 Major Golf Championships
24 National Football League Records
23 Windsurfing Titles
20 World Motorcycling Championships
12 World Skateboarding Championships
11 Paralympic Gold Medals
4 World Judo Championship Titles
5 Tour de France Titles
4 World Figure Skating Titles
4 Football World Cup Wins
4 Formula One World Championships
2 Rugby World Cup Wins
ACADEMY MEMBERS
Giacomo Agostini Motor Cycling Italy
Marcus Allen American Football United States
Franz Beckenbauer Football Germany
Boris Becker Tennis Germany
Ian Botham Cricket United Kingdom
Sergey Bubka Athletics Ukraine
Bobby Charlton Football United Kingdom
Sebastian Coe Athletics United Kingdom
Nadia Comaneci Gymnastics Romania/United States
Yaping Deng Table Tennis China
Marcel Desailly Football France
Kapil Dev Cricket India
Mick Doohan Motor Cycling Australia
David Douillet Judo France
Emerson Fittipaldi Motor Racing Brazil
Sean Fitzpatrick Rugby New Zealand
Dawn Fraser Swimming Australia
Cathy Freeman Athletics Australia
Tanni Grey-Thompson Wheelchair Athletics United Kingdom
Marvelous Marvin Hagler Boxing United States
Mika Häkkinen Motor Racing Finland
Tony Hawk Skateboarding United States
Mike Horn Explorer South Africa
Miguel Indurain Cycling Spain
Michael Johnson Athletics United States
Kip Keino Athletics Kenya
Franz Klammer Skiing Austria
Dan Marino American Football United States
Edwin Moses (Chairman) Athletics United States
Nawal El Moutawakel Athletics Morocco
Robby Naish Alternative Sports United States
Ilie Nastase Tennis Romania
Martina Navratilova Tennis United States
Alexey Nemov Gymnasics Russia
Jack Nicklaus Golf United States
Gary Player Golf South Africa
Morné du Plessis Rugby South Africa
Hugo Porta Rugby Argentina
Steve Redgrave Rowing United Kingdom
Vivian Richards Cricket Antigua
Monica Seles Tennis United States
Mark Spitz Swimming United States
Daley Thompson Athletics United Kingdom
Alberto Tomba Skiing Italy
Steve Waugh Cricket Australia
Katarina Witt Figure Skating Germany
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