He was reportedly involved in a brawl at age 19 that eventually turned into a physical altercation with police who'd arrived on the scene. They named a pie after him -- a yummy spicy jerk chicken and porter ale pastry -- at Arsenal's favorite local pie emporium to inspire him before the 2015 FA Cup final. Irving, 25, has written, directed and starred in a number of Pepsi's longer "Uncle Drew" commercials, and there are plans for him to play the character in a full-length movie. -- Anthony Olivieri, "When I run a race, I, maybe inadvertently or unknowingly, concern myself with whether the fan was entertained or got what he expected or whether they got what I think they deserved out of me and out of the race." That goes for more than just scoring the ball. Additional research by Sam Bruce, Jayaditya Gupta, Sam Lyon, Richard Maguire, James Martin, Gueorgui Milkov, Fernando Olivieri, Darren Rovell, Sripath Srinath, Xin Wan, Qixin Wang, Andy Withers and Ricardo Zanei. -- Jim Caple, "I'm very flawed. Despite coming off a 13-month hiatus, Rousey commanded a purse of $3 million for her most recent fight -- 30 times more than her opponent, UFC bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes, was guaranteed. The weirdest honor to Hazard is to be found outside the stadium in the little Belgian town of Tubize, where he spent his formative footballing years. Still, it makes the "Bodak Yellow" lyric "These is red bottoms / These is bloody shoes" a lotmore interesting. The Bloods comprise various subgroups known as "sets", among which significant differences exist, such as colors, clothing . Melo has benefited from the publicity of playing in America's largest media market for the past six years, but he also has weathered years of the dysfunction that now epitomizes the Knicks franchise. A lot of people glorify the gang banging and violence but forget that in the beginning, the Crips' main and sole purpose was to be the reflection of the Black Panthers. Known for his strength, ball control, and free kick prowess, Drogba is the all-time leading scorer for Ivory Coast (65 goals) and ranks fourth on Chelsea's career list (164). That is not what I need, especially this week." I woke up in jail," Brolin said. "Glory, glory, hallelujah, he's Gabriel Jesus," they'd sing. Yet first and foremost, Hernndez is the obsession of a country, not a club. He's engaged to model and Wayne Gretzky's daughter Paulina Gretzky, and the couple has one child and another on the way. In 1999, 70 police officers were accused of police misconduct during the LAPDs infamous Rampart Scandal and the man behind it all was Rafael Kermit Alexander was a neighborhood success story. Fowler and three other pro golfers, Ben Crane, Bubba Watson and Hunter Mahan, danced and sang in a faux boy band called Golf Boys for the music video "Oh Oh Oh," which has received close to 8 million views on YouTube. -- Paul, after a 20-point, 20-assist, zero-turnover game. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. He is a four-time runner-up at other majors. -- Anthony Olivieri, "There are so many memes going around whenever I stand next to a tall person. -- Beckham. -- Ian Chadband, "Never feel sad because someone tells you you can't do something in your life." He has attended award shows and even appeared in Jay Z's "Show Me What You Got" music video. I don't try to win tournaments for fame. She also ran the 2014 New York City marathon in under 3 hours. This prompted his coach to move the defender up front, where he scored 35 goals the next season and never looked back. ", Snoop Dogg was long affiliated with Los Angeles' Crips gang, and he makes no secret of his loyalty in his music. Jailhouse interviews with a suspected and an admitted member of two separate Los Angeles street gangs have revealed new information in the criminal case involving former NBA player Javaris Crittenton. Soccer's greatest actor? -- Williams, in 2011. -- Newton. ", Still, Snoop doesn't necessarily endorse the violence associated with gang life. -- Murray, after winning the 2009 Queen's Club Championships in London. Johnson grabbed the No. Take a look at this list to find out. I can never just be 'Hope Solo, the longtime goalkeeper for the national team.'" This year at the IPL auction, he showed his leadership skills again by snatching a league-high 11 players for the Lions. And he unseated Novak Djokovic as the world's top-ranked player last year. Snoop Dogg has been associated with Crips gangin Long Beach for many years andEazy-E was once a drug dealer with the Kelly Park Compton Crips. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads. -- Jim Caple, "The fact that people actually want my autograph is crazy." Josh Brolin is great at playing bad guys on screen, from Thanos in Avengers: Infinity Warto a dirty detective in American Gangster. In February, the 28-year-old Kohli joined the likes of Usain Bolt, Rickie Fowler and Thierry Henry as a Puma endorser. -- Johan Cruyff, late soccer legend. Will there be a fourth-generation pea? Stay tuned. Although I'm not proud of what happened, I'm not proud of my experiences, I learned a lot from them that I think is invaluable for me in terms of how I see the world." He Instagrams with the best of them, lets Beiber hang in his pit, mugs on the cover of Time magazine and shows up in The New York Times style section. -- Spieth on playing from behind at the 2017 Masters. The source added that when Shakur signed with Death Row, he "immediately [became] enemies with the Crips. Bloods had killed my cousin. I live in Florida now, and I can walk down the street and do whatever I want and nobody cares." -- Aishwarya Kumar, "Dhoni has got this ability of rising from the ashes. ", He toldThe Guardian that at one point, he was facing multiple potential death penalty sentences. "To this day, I have no idea what the fight was about. "After the Cinco de Mayo riots at San Quentin, in 1968, they said I threw a rock and hit the lieutenant in the head, but you know what? Retired athletes are not included. Contributors: Primary research by Sachin Dave Chandan and Charlotte Gibson. -- Johnson. -- Wawrinka. Will he add an Oscar to his four MVP trophies? She became besties with her crush, actor Zac Efron, who came to visit Biles in Rio in a meeting set up by NBC's "Today" show. -- Jim Caple, "What makes it so special is that he doesn't just take something from you and just keep on going. And seemingly shrugging off the pressure, the do-it-all point guard became the NBA Rookie of the Year, the Bulls' first All-Star since Michael Jordan and league MVP -- all in his first three seasons. Matthias Sammer called him "one of the greatest talents we have ever had," Felix Magath said he was a "once-in-a-century talent," and Pep Guardiola, when he became Bayern Munich's manager, put Gtze at the top of his wish list. It led to a 10-month suspension and cost Lochte several endorsement deals, but it also made him a household name. When an 18-year-old Brazilian kid from Fluminense FC was signed by Real Madrid a decade ago, no one seriously expected Marcelo to one day surpass the achievements of the fullback he'd been hired to replace, compatriot and club legend Roberto Carlos. This article lists notable people who are natives of Compton, California, or have been residents of the city. Hernndez is the third generation of his family to play in a World Cup, his grandfather having played in 1954 and his dad in 1986. At the urging of Phil Mickelson and Jim "Bones" Mackay, Mickelson's caddie, Rose wore his Olympic medal while putting out on the final hole at The Barclays tournament last August, drawing cheers from the crowd. Of course not. Fowler hasn't won a major yet, though he has come close, finishing second at the U.S. Open and British Open in 2014. -- Chen Long, reigning Olympic champion, More: Why Lin is the bad boy of badminton. 1 overall pick in the NBA draft that year. Take the racial barrier he's broken, his decade of dominance, his swashbuckling dare-it-all style on the track, his effortless panache, and you've got Formula One's only legitimate crossover driver. The legal docs also claimed that Young Thug threatened Lil' Wayne on Instagram leading up to the incident. There are no similar players around, only worse ones." ", Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine considers himself affiliated with the Bloods. In February 2018, TMZ reported that he was jumped at LAX. When he was a kid, Kroos was so good a high school PE teacher made him play barefoot to give the other boys a chance. -- UFC president Dana White on Rousey after her loss to Nunes. 2 in the world rankings. The 42-year-old Brazilian also has seen his share of controversy, failing multiple drug tests in 2015 and being slapped with a one-year suspension. That narrative ended this spring when Garcia, a five-time Ryder Cup champion who once ranked as high as No. They are good role models we young players should learn from." Since then, he has established himself as one of the most consistent scorers in the league. Venus and Serena Williams. Sometimes, fame strikes early and the achievements never quite catch up. In 2008, he was perhaps the first footballer to be given his own one-hour TV special. An Australian native now living in Ohio, Day also received some attention when LeBron James accidentally collided with his wife during a Cavaliers game. For someone who has courted as much controversy as Uruguay's hero, whose bad behavior has included episodes of biting -- thrice -- kicking, punching, racial abuse and cheating down the years, it's amazing how becalmed his life seems to have become at Camp Nou as one of a now legendary striking trident with Neymar and Leo Messi. Funny, that's exactly what Celtic defender Mikael Lustig said, unimpressed by Neymar's diving in a Champions League game. When he was 16, his local team beat their rivals 4-0. Famous people who have been members of the Bloods or Crips gangs include rappers Snoop Dogg and Lil Wayne and actor and rapper Ice-T. Welcome to the Playboy Gangster Crips hood in West Los Angeles HoodVlogs 682K subscribers 674K views 11 months ago LA CIENEGA HEIGHTS 00:00 Visiting the Playboy Gangster Crips in West Los. Well, the frizzy-haired Brazilian, who went to Paris Saint-Germain from Chelsea for 50 million and back again for another 38 million, has always been a very different sort of defender, a careering, daring talent whose risk-taking has your heart engulfing your mouth. I know they have standards for all ages watching the networks. What I wanted to do was be myself." "Dear Basti, you play like a chancellor!" When not golfing, he enjoys pursuing his other athletic passion -- surfing. -- Ian Chadband, "Watching Agero is like having an afternoon wandering round the Prado Museum." There are currently more than 120,000 inmates incarcerated in California and many of these inmates are members of California prison gangs. The Life Of An 11-year-old Gang Member Raul R. Ramos, The Black Panther Party Murders & The Man Who Escaped From Prison Watani Stiner, The Man Who Exposed The Crips, Bloods & CIA Connection to Crack Cocaine Gary Webb, The Man Who Founded Californias Black P. Stone Bloods T. Rodgers, The Mexican Man Who Followed His Friends Into A Japanese Concentration Camp Ralph Lazo, The Man Who Controlled The Guns & Weapons For The Black Panther Party Flores A. 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Known as "Super Dan," he's a two-time Olympic gold medalist and is still ranked in the top 10 in the world. In 2015, SportsPro Media ranked Bouchard as the world's most marketable athlete. Over the years 7 California rappers who are currently serving 20 years or more in prison. Rose, an Englishman born in South Africa, was the U.S. Open champion in 2013 and the gold medalist for golf's return to the Olympics in Rio last year. Instead, he went to the laughingstock Clippers, a team that reached the playoffs just four times in their first 33 seasons in California. He looks directly at you, says, 'Thank you,' stops to talk, makes you feel that it's no chore for him." In his video for "Gummo," he hangs out with a large group rocking red bandannas. But then, to be fair, Ibrahimovic's opinion of his own grandeur is probably shared in every city where they've swooned at his brilliance, be it Amsterdam, Turin, Milan, Barcelona, Paris or Manchester. The Los Angeles Police Department claims Death Row Records founder Suge Knight was affiliated with the Mob Piru Bloods and that his loyalty to the gang led to the murder of rapper Tupac Shakur. -- Thomas Neumann, "When I was coming into the league, people were talking about Sammy Watkins and a lot of the other guys in my draft class, and I thought, 'I want to be talked about like that. He can still play a bit, even if these days it's in the less-frenetic service of Orlando City, where he's rewarded as the highest-paid performer in MLS at $7.167 million a year. Me being who I was, I just came up in a hood that was a Blood neighborhood. -- Irving. By 40, he had more career wins than anyone but still was four majors short of Jack. Borussia Dortmund fans love the face of the "FIFA 17" video game for his pace, technique and, above all, loyalty. -- Antonio Conte, Chelsea manager. The world's 13 biggest soccer transfers have involved creative attackers. They suck." The Bloods and the Crips are rival gangs based in Los Angeles, Calif., and are frequently tied to illegal activities involving drugs, guns and violent crime. No matter. Hailed as "Messi of the Pyramids" in the Italian media, the Egyptian winger started his career at left-back. Newton knows how to turn heads with his sartorial choices -- especially at postgame news conferences. That's why I don't talk about it much. -- Brendan Rodgers, Liverpool manager, in 2014. I was looking at a long time in prison. -- Ian Chadband, "Kak has the technique of a Brazilian and the physical qualities of a European. -- Elaine Teng, "I was always glad when he was on the pitch beside me. His September 2016 bout against Liam Smith was attended by 51,240 fight fans at AT&T Stadium, breaking the Dallas arena's previous attendance record for a boxing match set in Manny Pacquiao's defeat of Joshua Clottey in 2010. 2 Jim Thorpe (American Athlete and Olympic Gold Medalist) 32 9 (Oh, and she was selected to carry the U.S. flag at the closing ceremonies.) Colombia has its idol back. No wonder Mexico has such an interest in Chicharito's love life. I think you earn respect and earn what you're worth by the way you present yourself, by the way that you play, by the way that you work." I didn't want to change the artistic integrity of the music video, and with the amount of people watching videos online, I know all my fans will still be able to find it. Before becoming a member of NWA, Eazy-E was a drug dealer associated with the Kelly Park Compton Crips. By the early 1980s, nearly 30,000 gang members who repped either Crips or Bloods sets were now living in Los Angeles. 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