Whether it’s Chris Hemsworth climbing the 100-foot rope, or the Ukrainian Paralympic team winning 29 medals when their country was invaded by Russia, entertainment and sports have no shortage of compelling fitness stories in 2022. We’re not just talking about people winning some nice shiny trophies, but longtime champions ending iconic careers, winning for democracy and fairness, reckoning with death, and an impassioned effort to make life easier case. So forget the World Cup for a moment and dive into our celebration of the athletes, athletes and celebrities who inspire us in 2022 and can help you set your fitness goals for 2023.
NEW YORK – NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 2: Serena Williams of the United States during her Women’s Singles third round match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Day 5 of the 2022 US Open Greetings to spectators after being defeated by Australia’s Ajla Tomlianovic at the tennis tournament September 2, 2022. in New York. (Photo by Eduardo MunozAlvarez/VIEWpress)view news
serena williams
At 41, she may be the greatest athlete of all time to announce her retirement. In a 27-year career, she won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the second-most in history, and holds the record for most women’s singles matches won in a Grand Slam (367!), five times WTA Tour singles champion, one of only two tennis players in history to win four Olympic gold medals (the other being her older sister Venus), and the only one, male or female, Achieve a career golden slam in both singles and doubles. Through it all, she incurred controversy and discrimination, and she appeared in Beyoncé’s video, The Simpsons. Gameplay, setup and matching.
course: use your losses
“I don’t like to lose – at anything – but most of my growth comes not from victories, but from setbacks.”
ZANDVOORT, NETHERLANDS – SEPTEMBER 3: Sebastian Vettel of Germany during the final practice before the Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix at Cicuit Zandvoort on September 3, 2022 in Zandvoort, The Netherlands With Aston Martin in final practice (Photo: Marcel ter Bals/BSR Agency/Getty Images )BSR Agency/Getty Images
Sebastian Vettel
The German racing giant also announced his retirement this year at the age of 35. In a 15-year period, Vettel drove for the best teams including Red Bull, Ferrari and Aston Martin, scoring 122 podiums in 299 races. With 53 victories and four consecutive titles (2010-2013), Vettel has proven himself to be a once-in-a-lifetime talent and has earned him numerous comparisons to F1 goat Michael Schumacher. He’s a good guy off the track, too; when he’s not helping Austrian kids build hotels for bees (seriously, look it up), he’s picking up litter at the British Grand Prix. Hopefully his post-game career will be a little more active than picking up trash, but honestly, if that’s his next move, we’ll be in it.
Lesson: Remember the important things
“At the end of your life, it’s friendships, emotions and thoughts that take away, not what’s in your bank account.”
