Simone Biles, Quinton de Kock and Novak Djokovic were just some of the sports heroes who made headlines. (PHOTO: Gallo Images/ Getty Images)
They're athletes at the
top of their game – fit, fabulously talented and super famous. But in 2021 they
didn’t make headlines only for the sports they’ve mastered.
Controversy and drama
were the order of the day in a year when achievement took a back seat to
personal issues.
SIMONE BILES
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