Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr., Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is a well known basket ball player. Native to United States, he converted from Catholicism to Islam and took the name Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, which means "noble, powerful servant.". Abdul-Jabbar was a record six-time NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP). He is also a best selling author. He wrote many books including his autobiography Giant Steps, 'On the Shoulders of Giants etc.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar started playing basket ball at a very early age. He guided his team to an astonishing 71 wins consecutively and three straight city titles also. His team was ranked at first spot by the National Sports Writers in 2001 and stated that Abdul Jabbar's team is number 1 High School Team of the Century. In 1974. He suffered a scratch on the cornea of his eye during a mid-game collision. Later he wore protective glasses during games to prevent further damage to his eye. He could be recognized easily in the court because of his protective goggles.

Jabbar was very popular as a college sports star, He was also an independent thinker, threading his way through the complex political and moral issues of the 1960s. Getting inspirations from the Autobiography of Malcolm X, he started studying Islam and later he eventually embraced it.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's retirement marked the end of an era for the NBA. Kareem left the game as the game's all-time high scorer, which no one ever be able to surpass, with 17,440 rebounds (11.2 rpg), .559 field-goal percentage, 3,189 blocks, and 38,387 points (24.6 ppg) from a career that lasted 20 years and 1,560 games. He scored in double figures in 787 straight games.

Shahid Afridi

Native to Pakistan, Shahid Afridi is one of the most popular cricketers. Nick named as Boom Boom Afridi, he is known for his aggressive style both in batting and bowling. Shahid Afridi holds many International records including most sixes in ODI career. Out of seven fastest hundreds in One Day International Cricket of all time, Shahid Afridi has produced three of them. 


He is only third player in ODI history to achieve the combination of 5000 runs and 200 wickets. The other players are Sri Lankan batsman Sanath Jayasuriya and South African Legend Jacques Kallis. He is the only player in cricket to score 12 runs off one ball, he did it by hitting the roof of the Millennium Stadium. This took place in a game of Power Cricket.

Besides cricket he is involved in many other activities like, humanitarian work, he has been assigned by UNICEF to be in the board of anti polio campaign for tribal areas. Afridi is also involved in many TV advertisements for different brands. He also plays county cricket in which he represents different cities of UK and Australia.

                             
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Zinedine Zidane

Zinedine Zidane is a retired French Footballer. Zidane has been named the best European footballer of the past 50 years many times by Union of European Football Associations. He has won  the FIFA World Player of the Year three times.

Muhammad Ali

Born Cassius Marcellus Clay,  Muhammad Ali converted to Islam in 1965. He is considered as the most important figure in the history of Boxing. He is also nicknamed as  "The Greatest". 

When Ali was 12, he discovered his talent for boxing through an odd twist of fate. Ali's bike was stolen by someone, and he told a police officer, Joe Martin, that he wanted to beat up the thief.
Martin in reply, said "you better learn how to fight before you start challenging people" Since then, Martin trained him as a boxer and therefore winning his first title in 1954.