If he can combine the confidence he shows in the ring with a likeable personality out of it, then he will hope to make his name over here.

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"He's done a great job in bidding for the Games, he's a great personality, he's a very likeable person, but it's the law of sport, " he said.

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Her athleticism, likeable personality and back story that includes a dad deployed in Afghanistan and a mom working three jobs has everyone hooked.

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The 18-year-old gymnast won gold on the balance beam for the United States at the Beijing Games in 2008, alongside three more silver medals, installing herself as a poster child of US sporting success and garnering a host of accolades, as much for her likeable personality as her achievements.

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