Pictures: Orlando celebrities

Wakeboarder Dallas Friday goes through a run at the Orlando Watersports Complex.  (SHOUN A. HILL/ORLANDO SENTINEL)

U.S. women’s soccer captain Michelle Akers and teammate Carla Overback celebrate at the end of the game at Sanford stadium in Athens, Georgia during their gold medal run in the 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta. Akers is a former UCF standout and Lake Mary resident.   (NUCCIO DINUZZO/CHICAGO TRIBUNE)

Catcher A.J. Pierzynski of the Chicago White Sox celebrates after winning the 2005 Major League Baseball World Series over the Houston Astros. Pierzynski went to Dr. Phillips High School in Orange County.  (ELSA/GETTY IMAGES)

Dot Richardson scores the winning run against China in extra innings during women’s softball gold medal game at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. It was the first medal ever for softball, and Richardson would lead the U.S. to the second-ever gold in 2000 at the games in Sydney. Richardson was born and raised in Orlando and attended Colonial High School.  (GARY BOGDON/ORLANDO SENTINEL)

U.S. boxer Antonio Tarver (left) knocks down Puerto Rico’s Enrique Flores during their quarterfinal match. Tarver won the bout, but lost in the semis. The Orlando native received the bronze medal and went on to a lucrative boxing career.  (GARY BOGDON/ORLANDO SENTINEL)