Rafael Nadal and Lindsey Vonn Win 2011 Laureus Awards

The Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal won the Sportsman of The Year, while the American skiing athlete Lindsey Vonn won the Sportswoman of The Year. Those are the top honors of 2011 Laureus World Sports Awards.

Established in 1999, Laureus World Sports Awards are awarded annually to sportspeople who have been outstanding during the previous year. This year event, which was held in Abu Dhabi on 7 February 2011, also chose Spain World Cup winner as World Team of The Year.

Rafael Nadal is the winner of three Grand Slam titles in 2010. He beat other nominees including Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant, Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao and Barcelona footballers Andres Iniesta and Lionel Messi.


Lindsey Vonn, winner of the women's downhill at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games and a third consecutive overall World Cup title, took the sportswoman's award. Among the other nominees are high jumper Blanka Vlasic and tennis players Serena Williams, Kim Clijsters and Caroline Wozniacki.



These are the complete list of 2011 Laureus Award Winners:

World Sportsman of the Year: Rafael Nadal (Spain)

World Sportswoman of the Year: Lindsey Vonn (US)

World Team of the Year: Spain World Cup Team

World Breakthrough of the Year: Martin Kaymer (Germany)

World Comeback of the Year: Valentino Rossi (Italy)

World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability: Verena Bentele (Germany)

World Action Sportsperson of the Year: Kelly Slater (US)

Lifetime Achievement Award: Zinedine Zidane (France)

Spirit of Sport Award: European Ryder Cup team

Sport for Good Award: May El-Khalil, founder of the Beirut Marathon

I Heart Red

Red is the theme this week at I Heart Faces.  So I thought of this picture from a couple weeks ago.  Her expression makes me smile... she can be so cheesy and she was loving her lollipop!

Click on the link below to see more "red" photos!

Yelena Isinbayeva and Chocolate Peeling

Yelena Isinbayeva is about to ready for a come back after 10 months hiatus from athletic's world. She decided to temporary retired from pole vault after her failure in last year World Cup in Berlin. She felt saturated with this sport after training and competing for the last 20 years, since she was 8-year-old.

Now, the Russian Yelena Isinbayeva acknowledged that she was "excited" and "motivated" on her return next month at the Meeting in Moscow, Russia. "I'm excited to return to competition," said the two-time Olympic gold medalist.


"I am motivated, fit and happy with my condition right now. My coach Vitaliy Petrov and I have worked extensively in accordance with a program to give me a solid foundation, so I'm very happy to return to competition and hope I enjoy it," she said in a statement released by the IAAF.

In an interview with Russian newspaper Zdorovie, Yelena Isinbayeva stated that she really enjoyed the break from training and competition. She got the chance to do things that she usually can't do. In the last ten months, she didn't have to wake up early in the morning for practice, she also can eat whatever she wants without concerning about her weight.

Isinbayeva also found a new hobby, chocolate peeling. "I love chocolate, but I cannot eat it much because I am constantly preparing for competitions. So when I heard about this treatment, I ran right to do so. The skin then becomes soft and very delicate, and yet the whole body has the smell of chocolate. A pleasure and fun!" she said.




Yelena Isinbayeva (28) is known as one of the sexiest athletes worldwide. She got her own tips of health and beauty. "First of all we need a positive attitude for the day. In the morning look in the mirror and say to ourselves: 'I am the most charming and attractive, all enchanted ... Very important is a good diet. Do not eat too much and always get up from the table with a slight feeling of hunger. And of course, love. First love ourselves, and following it, be able to able to love everything that surrounds us. Perhaps love is the best diet, we get more beautiful, and always feel pretty and healthy. "

Warm Thoughts

These were some of my favorite pictures from when we went to the beach back in September and I never got around to posting them.  Suzanna was really enjoying running around in the waves.

It's freezing cold here, but I'm thinking warm thoughts... and Lord willing, very soon I'll be enjoying a warm, sunny beach again.  I can't wait!!!

I Heart Faces: Hearts

I haven't done an I Heart Faces photo challenge in a while, so it was fun to come up with something for the heart theme.  Ella so enjoyed one of these lollipops after we took the picture! :)  To see more heart photos, click the link below!

Larissa Riquelme, The Hottest Football Fan in The World

2011 Copa America is over but just like in 2010 FIFA World Cup was, we will never forget this hot paraguayan model and football fan, Larissa Riquelme. I am sure every men in the world will agree if we named this Paraguayan hot model as the hottest football fan in the world, not just because he has a fabulous body which is coveted by all women in the world but also for his fanaticism for her football national team, Paraguay.

You might want to read this related post also, Ow Crap! David Villa's Goal Saves Larissa Riquelme from Stripping.

These pictures below showed how she love her national team by watching and supporting Paraguay in the field, complete with a sexy clothes of course, which show her fabulous and hot body.

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I am sure all men in the world became Paraguay fans and supported the team to win a champion that time when it was reported that Larissa vowed that she would run naked around the stadium if her national team become a champion. Unfortunately, Paraguay hasn't win a champion yet whether in 2010 FIFA World Cup or 2011 Copa America since Larissa appeared in the field and her pictures which held a cell phone with her busty breasts become popular.
In 2010 FIFA World Cup, Paraguay was beat by Spain for 1-0 in Quarter-finals as I have written in the related post above and by Uruguay for 3-0 in the final of 2011 Copa America.

Might be Diego Forlan and Luis Suarez are the most hated football player todays, because most of men still can't forget their goals which made Paraguay lose, so Larissa didn't have to fulfill her vow. That's all for Larissa Riquelme, the hottest football fan in the world. Hope you enjoy it!

Baby Girl Growing Up

I had so much fun taking pictures with Makenna the other day.  The combination of the sunshine and all the snow outside made it so bright inside.