8 Sporting Legends Who Were Conceived To Be Gods

Roger Federer

Swiss professional tennis player Roger Federer is regard as the greatest tennis player of all time. Federer proudly holds a good number of records in the Open Era: retaining the title as world No. 1 position for 302 weeks which included 237 consecutive weeks. He then went on 17 Grand Slam singles titles.

Michael Schumacher

The first name that strikes in the area of Formula One sports is Michael Schumacher, he has been one of the highest paid and popular sportsman in the world.

His record of winning Formula One for the seventh time depicts the type of hold he has on wheels. At a very young age Schumacher was introduced to the karting track by his parents after which he went on to be the youngest member of the karting club.

Schumacher got to know that to obtain kart license in Germany one should be14 year  old, so he flew out to Luxemburg and obtained his license at the age of 12.

He holds the record to having his name on winning most raced in a single season, race victories, pole positions, fastest laps including most championships. He has been the brand Ambassador for UNESCO and a spokesperson for driver safety. An unfortunate accident while skiing in December 2013 left him paralyzed and wheel chair bound.  

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