On the subject of future Chinese sports stars to take his place, he remains typically circumspect.
Along with many other celebrities, Leibovitz has shot sports stars for Louis Vuitton before.
As for the idea that American sports stars are puritanical role models, this beggars belief.
More and more people, she explains, want garden figures that look like celebrities or sports stars.
It featured a few former sports stars but also long stretches of plodding testimony and bench conferences.
Here in Northern Ireland sports stars have the option to pick either Team GB or Team Ireland.
All three of these sports stars, like Johnson, bought into troubled franchises in markets where they were idolized.
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In any case, the literary net is lowered for biographies of sports stars.
They star ex-models, ex-sports stars, would-be Marilyns, future Presidents (and First Ladies), dead rock stars, and has-beens of all types.
There's a common misconception abroad that Australian fans like their sports stars to be brash, cocky and brimming with braggadocio.
Those efforts can result in awe-inspiring feats, but as action sports stars continually fly higher, so does the chance for disaster.
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U.S. government files charges against those pushing performance-enhancing drugs to sports stars.
Of course, the same could be said of rappers and sports stars.
The scandal has harmed the trust between "sports stars" and the media in this country and the media has only itself to blame.
Few action sports stars find themselves being marketed to mainstream consumers, and the ones who do are generally treated more like stuntmen than celebrities.
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He was an inspiration until I learned that he was just like all the other chemically induced sports stars who rake in millions and millions.
Role models with credibility tend to be entertainers or sports stars.
For Parker, jockeys like Murphy and Winkfield didn't just change the face of racing -- they paved the way for generations of black American sports stars.
It recently signed up Northern Irish golfer Rory McIlroy as a new brand ambassador, making him one of the highest paid sports stars in the world.
The athlete said winning the bid to stage the 2012 Olympics had given British sport a great boost which could inspire sports stars of the future.
New York-based security expert and retired New York Police Detective Thomas Werther owns Sector Mike Security systems and spends his days protecting musicians, actors, actresses and sports stars.
Just ask soccer players David Beckham and Christiano Ronaldo, or American sports stars like Tiger, Kobe, Jeter, and Wade, or tennis stars like Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal.
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"Sports stars need to remember that being a positive role model is as much a part of their job as making lay-ups, hitting home runs or scoring touchdowns, " he said.
The SocialTV Timeline showcases TV and sports stars as well as Internet celebrities chatting with fans in real time as they watch their favorite shows and games or in ConnecTV's Watercooler.
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They already dominate Bollywood and include many sports stars.
When the Miami Heat donned black hoodies to show their solidarity with those who protested Trayvon's death, that represented one of the biggest examples of today's sports stars standing up for a social cause.
Hundreds of companies have endorsed action sports stars and even more have featured action sports in their advertisements, but few will ever achieve the sort of success that Mountain Dew has with the Dew Tour.
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They found a solution: The studio asked Mr. McKay to spend his summer re-shooting those scenes with international sports stars, and it went after soccer stars David Beckham of England and Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal.
Attendees included fashion influencers like Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, and sports stars like Olympic champ Gabrielle Douglas and Louisville sophomore Kevin Ware, who suffered a horrific leg break during an NCAA tournament game last month.
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