Olympic Gallery: ITF's Aspire, Inspire...
Published July 25, 2012 12:00
Gisela Dulko was among 36 players, male and female, who were featured in a very special ITF publication.
The ITF's Olympic book, 'Aspire, Inspire: Celebrating Tennis at the Olympics 2012', also featured Shahar Peer.
Kim Clijsters. The publication features photos of players posing with pictures of themselves as a child.
Peng Shuai. The book also includes the players talking about which athletes inspired them as a youngster.
Francesca Schiavone, who will play singles and doubles in London, nominated sprinter Usain Bolt as her hero.
Vera Zvonareva, who won a bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics, nominated Yevgeny Kafelnikov as her hero.
Dominika Cibulkova, fresh off the Carlsbad title, nominated the Slovakian ice hockey team as her heroes.
Caroline Wozniacki nominated swimmer Michael Phelps. She will try to reverse an 0-2 season record on grass.
Petra Kvitova, who also nominated Michael Phelps, won her first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon a year ago.
Sam Stosur nominated countrywoman Cathy Freeman, a sprinting legend and Aboriginal icon, as her hero.
Agnieszka Radwanska, who just reached her first Grand Slam final at Wimbledon, also nominated Michael Phelps.
Victoria Azarenka, the No.1-ranked player in the world, touted pole vault legend Sergey Bubka as her hero.
