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Name: Got Apolo? [where's your soul patch?]
URL: http://www.gotapolo.com
Established: Feb. 18, 2002
Version: 9.0
Created by: Lindsey |
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"Everyone Has a Dream" by Amanda Schendel
"Ohno! It’s Apolo! Oh Yeah!" by Catherine Nguyen
magazines apolo has been in (links wherever possible):
- Sports Illustrated for Kids March 1996 (Michael Jordan cover, Article on him)
- Boys Life January 1999 (Cover)
- Sports Illustrated February 1999 (Swimsuit issue, Old Spice Athlete of the Month)
- Spin (Incubus cover, Nike ad)
- Sports Illustrated December 18, 2000 (Tiger Woods cover, Old Spice Olympian Efforts in 2000)
- Men's Health September 2001 (Nike Ad)
- Men's Health November 2001 (Nike Ad)
- Spin November 2001 (Kurt Cobain cover, Nike ad)
- Rolling Stones November 8, 2001 (Alicia Keys cover, Nike ad on back cover)
- ESPN November 21, 2001 (T-Mac and Dirk Nowitzki cover, Nike ad)
- ESPN December 24, 2001 (Brian Urlacher cover, article for next athletes to watch)
- Details January 2002 (Ben Stiller cover, Nike ad)
GQ February 2002 (Guy Pierce cover)
- Teen People February 2002 (Josh Hartnett cover, Olympic athletes article)
- Parade February 3, 2002 (Cover)
- Sports Illustrated February 4, 2002 (Cover)
- TV Guide February 9-12, 2002 (Michelle Kwan cover, only a small pic)
- Time Feb. 11, 2002 (Sarah Hughes cover)
- Entertainment Weekly February 22, 2002 (Oscar Race cover, under tv listings)
- ESPN February 24, 2002
- Sports Illustrated February 25, 2002 (Chris Witty cover, Olympic athletes article)
- Sports Illustrated for Kids February 2002 (snowboarder Shaun White on cover, SLC preview)
- Time for Kids (Cover)
- ESPN March 4, 2002 (Kevin Garnett and Wally Szczerbiak cover, crash pic)
- Newsweek March 4, 2002 (Cardinal Bernard Law cover, Olympic athletes article)
- Time March 4, 2002 (Bono cover
- People March 11, 2002 (Julia Roberts cover, Olympic athletes article)
- US March 18, 2002 (Elizabeth Hurley cover, pic w/ model Tessa Henry)
- Rolling Stone Magazine April 11, 2002 (Shakira cover, article page 111)
why i am a fan
Why am I a fan of Apolo? What spoke to me most, even more than his athleticism, is his determination and graciousness. The sports world today is filled with huge egos, people who are more concerned about their money than their sport or how they perform. Apolo is the exact opposite of this. It's evident that he has a level head on his shoulders and cares a lot about short track. His humbleness and graciousness are astounding. In the beginning, I admired how he skated, how he made me nervous in the passing game, how he came from behind to win it all. I was intrigued by his life's story and greatly respected him and his father. But it was only until after the 1000m race in Salt Lake that I became aware of his character. He had lost a race he would have won, and the natural thing was to be angry. Apolo was the furthest thing from angry. It is nearly impossible to forget how excited he was as he received his silver. It was his first Olympic medal, and he wasn't going to let anything stop him from savoring the moment. Nothing. Not even the fact that he should have, could have, would have, won that race. During the rest of the Olympics, he continued to show the world what a true athlete is all about, even in defeat -- that you are not defined by what you do, but by what you are.
Click the photo to see the explanation of what happened during the 1500m at the Olympics:
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"An Evening with Apolo"
University of Arkansas lecture
Fayetteville Town Center
8 p.m.
April 1, 2008
A Night With Apolo
(Nikkei Concerns benefit gala)
POSTPONED
Sheraton Hotel
Seattle, WA
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