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TEHRAN, Iran – In his soccer-playing youth, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was renowned for two valuable skills: speed, and his ability to fake out an opponent with fancy footwork. Of course, he mostly played indoor, or salon soccer, on a smaller-than-normal field. Today, the fleet-footed footballer-turned-president of Iran is using the same …

Before two-time Olympic figure skater Randy Gardner could nail the throw triple salchow with his partner, Tai Babilonia, he had to see the complicated jump and landing in his mind. “It worked almost instantaneously,” the world pair champion, U.S. National pair champion and Los Angeles-based coach and choreographer tells WebMD. …

When singer J.D. Fortune won last year’s “Rock Star” competition to become the lead singer of INXS, his claim to fame was a tune he wrote called “Pretty Vegas.” Today, that catchy tune can be heard on top 40 and adult alternative rotations on both terrestrial and satellite radio several …