I'm writing about somebody I admire

When I was a child I admired different people, for example football players and basketball players.
It's due to my love of  sports that I always watch football or basketball on TV.
I remember when I was nine years old my admiration for Magic Johnson. (...I admired Magic Johnson [is better])He played in los Angeles Lakers team in the NBA for 12 years.
During this time he won five competitions and he was MVP in several times.
According to experts, Magic Johnson is considered as one of the best players of the history in this sport.(or you can say "acording to the expert,any name,...)

Currently I admire for Rafael Nadal.
Rafael Nadal is a Spanish tennis player and I think that he's the best athlete in the history of Spain.
He won a lot of competitions in his career, for example he won nine times Rolan Garros, this is the most important competition on land.
Another important competition he won, was Wimbledon which he won in 2008 and 2010.
I admire for Rafael Nadal because he's friendly, simple and good person.