There are many champions in the world of sport but only some of them are “Influencers”.

An Influencer according to the philosophy of almostthere is a sportsperson that is able to pursue objectives of a higher order, not only or even necessarily winning, not only or even necessarily in the world of sport.

For almostthere a winner is not the person with the greatest number of medals around their neck but above all, a great person inside a perfect container.

A person in which there is a synergetic interaction between their sporting activities and their life outside of sport, resulting in the achievement of exceptional endeavours and making them an example and point of reference for many people across all fields.

We are about to tell you the stories of 10 great men and women. We would have preferred not to assign them an order, because certain achievements simply cannot be measured or assigned a grade.

We believe that in reading these stories you’ll be convinced of the fact that the winner is not only the person who crosses the finish line first.

 

 

 

 

 

If you’d like to contribute to the compilation of the 2014 Influencer list, send a story (perhaps even your own) to the email address influencers2014@almostthere.eu with the email subject “influencers 2014”.