IMPACT UNITES US.
Here’s what our athletes have to say
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’As a professional athlete I have a platform, and I'd like to use this platform to do as much good in the world as possible. High Impact athletes makes it easy to have a huge amount of positive impact with your donations. Join me in giving effectively.'
STEF TSISTIPAS #3 World Ranked Tennis Pro
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'I have always found happiness in giving and I am fortunate to be in a position where I can help my family, friends and the wider community. I am even more excited now to be teaming up with HIA to help make a positive change in the world. HIA have done the hard work and have evidence-based information supporting the most effective charities to donate to; also 100% of the donations go to the charities! I look forward to using my platform to help spread the word.'
JOSEPH PARKER World Heavyweight Boxing Champion
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'The concept that a dollar can have a different amounts of impact, depending on where and to whom it is donated, is something I hadn’t considered before. I am proud to align with HIA, who have done the ground work in identifying where our donations will have the highest impact in tackling serious global issues.'
LUUKA JONES Four time Olympian & Silver Medalist
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'We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." - Winston Churchill. With sport we find ourselves, albeit temporarily, in a very fortunate position to be role models in our communities. What High Impact Athletes is doing is fantastic by providing a platform for athletes to come together all over the world for the greater good. I feel very privileged to be a part of this group and hope to encourage more to give back in the same way.'
LOCKIE FERGUSON New Zealand Black Cap
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'High Impact Athletes aligns with my personal values and makes it easier to do more good in the world. I love when athletes do local community work, but I also think it's important to give our resources to the best charities doing the most impactful work across the globe. HIA is helping athletes accomplish that goal and that's why I'm excited to be a part of it.'
PATRICK LAIRD NFL Pro
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'The work that HIA is doing in the world, to not only make a difference through giving, but to do so in a way where the most possible good can be achieved is a cause I deeply support. Throughout my career I have learned that it is not enough to work harder in order to see results, but also to work smarter. HIA is applying this principle toward the best possible ends. I am excited to use my platform and resources to help further that vision in making a difference in communities around the world through partnering with the best operating organisations on the planet and HIA.'
CORY GEARRIN MLB Pro
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'I am so glad to be part of this journey alongside all these top athletes to try to make a real impact on people's lives!'
ALIZÉ CORNET WTA Tennis Pro
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'I joined HIA because I believe in their mission to help raise awareness and bring change in the charity space. As athletes we are hard working, disciplined and extremely intentional and purposeful with our craft. Working with charities should be no different. HIA embodies this and strives to make the world a better place.'
HELEN MAROULIS Olympics Gold Medalist
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Joseph is a world heavyweight boxing champion, holding the WBO heavyweight title from 2016 to 2018, and previously held multiple regional heavyweight titles.
At the Olympics in Rio 2016, Helen became the first American to win a gold medal in women's freestyle wrestling. She backed that up by winning bronze in Tokyo 2020. Alongside her Olympic medals she is a 3-time World Champion.
Patrick is a running back in the NFL who played the last three years for the Miami Dolphins. He graduated from UC Berkeley and was a semifinalist and finalist for the Burlsworth Trophy, which is awarded annually to the nation’s most outstanding college football player who began his career as a walk-on.
Jamie is a 7-time Grand Slam Champion, has been ranked #1 in the world, has won the Davis Cup as part of Team Great Britain, and has been awarded the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.
Diego is an Argentinian superstar, reaching the semifinals of the French Open and Davis Cup. He is a four-time ATP titleholder and has reached as high as #8 in the world in singles.
Liv is a co-founder of Raising for Effective Giving, a World Series of Poker and European Poker Tour champion, and is the only female player in history to win both a WSOP bracelet and an EPT event. She currently sits at #5 on the female all-time live poker winnings list.
Katie has represented New Zealand in the Football Ferns since 2017, making 15 appearances. She currently plays for Hearts the Scottish Women’s Premier League after having played for Juventus in Italy’s Serie A, then Bristol, Lewes, and Southampton in the UK.
Rohan is a French Open champion among many other Grand Slam finals, holds 19 ATP titles, and has reached a career high of #3 in the world.
Milos is a Wimbledon finalist, holds 8 ATP Tour singles titles, has been as high as #3 in the world, and is currently ranked #14 after an impressive comeback from injury.
Asia is a US Open semifinalist, a Roland Garros quarterfinalist, and a 7-time WTA titleholder.
Eric is an Olympic gold, silver, and bronze medallist from Canada. He is a two-time world champion, a two-time Four Continents champion, the 2014–15 Grand Prix Final champion, and a seven-time Canadian national champion. He is also the first openly gay man to have won a gold medal at any Winter Olympics.
Bruno finished 2020 as the #1 ranked doubles team in the world. He has won the US Open three times and the Australian Open twice, alongside 33 other ATP titles, and has been ranked as high as #2 in the world.
Sasha has been a principal dancer at the San Francisco Ballet since 2017, after studying at both the Kirov Academy of Ballet and the Paris Opera Ballet School. Sasha won the Silver Medal at World Ballet Competition in 2008 and was nominated as Dance Europe’s Dancer of the Year for 2020.
John is an Olympic and Davis Cup representative for Australia, a singles ATP Tour titleholder, a member of the ATP player council, and beat Roger Federer to make the US Open quarterfinals.
Tim is a New Zealand international cricketer who debuted in February 2018.
He is an explosive wicket-keeper batsman that is renowned in T20 cricket having been signed by teams in the Indian Premier League, the Caribbean Premier League and the Lanka Premier League.
He holds the record for the fastest domestic T20 century in New Zealand, scoring 100 runs off just 40 balls.
Christina is an Olympic and Fed Cup tennis player from USA who has won WTA titles in both singles and doubles and has reached a career high of 24 in singles and 35 in doubles. Christina has reached the third round of all four Grand Slam Singles events.
Aisam is a two-time US Open finalist, an 18-time ATP Tour titleholder, has been ranked as high as #8 in the world, and runs a nonprofit called Stop War Start Tennis.
Jordan is an Australian Olympian and Davis Cup representative, reaching the semifinals of the Davis Cup with the Australian team in 2017. He is an ATP title-holder and has reached the 4th round of US Open Singles.
Thiago is an Olympic tennis player from Brazil, competing in the Tokyo 2021 Summer Games. He is the #1 ranked Brazilian player, has seven ATP Challenger titles to his name, has a career high singles ranking of #61 in the world, and has reached at least the 2nd round of all four Grand Slams.
Luisa is an Olympic bronze medallist, a Brazilian Fed Cup representative, a PanAmerican games medallist, a two-time WTA titleholder, and has reached #25 in the world.
Santiago is a two-time US Open and two-time French Open finalist, a 15-time ATP Tour titleholder, a stalwart Davis Cup and Olympic representative for Mexico, and has been as high as #23 in the world.
Denis represented the USA at the Rio Olympics, has made the round of 16 at Wimbledon, is an 8-time Challenger Tour singles champion and has reached a career high of #53 in the world,
Igor is a co-founder of Raising for Effective Giving. He has 1 bracelet, 1 final table, and 7 money finishes at the World Series of Poker, 3 money finishes at the World Poker Tour, and 4 money finishes at the European Poker Tour.
Juls is a Wimbledon, US Open, French Open, and Masters Finals champion, an Olympic and Davis Cup representative of the Netherlands, and is a 29-time ATP Tour titleholder with a career high ranking of #3.
Marcelo is a Brazilian Olympian and Davis Cup representative, a Wimbledon and Australian Open semifinalist, and a four-time ATP titleholder.
Cory is a veteran of the MLB world, having played for the Atlanta Braves, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, and Minnesota Twins.
Doug is a retired professional ice hockey player form Canada. He played across professional leagues in North America and Europe, including a stint in the NHL for the Edmonton Oilers. He is a seven-time league champion and is now the co-founder of Zenkai sports apparel.
Wes is an ATP Tour Finals champion, US Open finalist, 6-time ATP titleholder, currently ranked #5 in the world, and is a Davis Cup representative for the Netherlands.
Gastao is an Olympian and Davis Cup Team Member from Portugal. He is a 12-time titleholder on the Challenger tour and has reached the top 60 in singles. Gastao was also ranked as high as #6 in the world as a junior.