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Tales of the Tape

In Tale of the Tape we match up award winners from widely divergent areas of expertise. It's the only place where a hockey star can go head to head with a crooner or a computer genius can be juxtaposed with a Gonzo Journalist.

Boris Becker

Born: November 22, 1967
Place of Birth: Leimen, West Germany
Education: No college
Quote: Where do you go when you're the best in the world? What's next?
Claim to Fame: Tennis prodigy, who won his first Wimbledon title at the age of 17 and went on to become the Number 1 player in the world.
Awards and Honors: UPI Athlete of the Year, ITF World Champion, German Sportsman of the Year
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Gary Becker

Born: December 2, 1930
Place of Birth: Pottsville, PA
Education: BA Princeton University, Ph.D. University of Chicago
Quote: Economics is an easy subject and a difficult subject at the same time. It is easy in the sense there are only a few principles that really guide most economic analysis. I have dealt a lot with Nobel laureates in physics, chemistry and other fields who hav
Claim to Fame: Economist who was one of the first to integrate the study of economics with sociology, focusing on subjects including family, crime and race.
Awards and Honors: Nobel Prize in Economics, Presidential Medal of Freedom; John Bates Clark Medal