Far too many people these days get recognized for doing nothing special. Married movie stars break up, and we're supposed to stop what we're doing and give a crap. A pop singer gets pregnant, and we're told this is news. But this is not news. This is what people do every day. This is what we do when we're not doing the millions of other typical, sometimes trivial, exercises that make up our lives. The people on the following pages do all this, too, but they also do something more, something worth recognizing, something outside the ordinary, something that, above all else, kicks ass.
	Udonis Haslem Starting forward for the Miami Heat		Juddy Lane White Orchard Theater art director
	Steven Alicea HIV/AIDS activist		Sabrina Barnett Model and singer-songwriter
	Jo Wagenhals Florida Lifeguard of the Year		Heath McKnight Filmmaker, president of the Palm Beach Film Society and lead teacher at Palm Beach Film School
	Samantha Neild National Hot Rod Association Junior Drag Racer		Vithya Balasubramaniam Tsunami relief worker
	Mike Sherman Host of The Mike Sherman Show on UPN		Marc Drautz Mayor of Lake Worth

10 ways to kick ass!

(Suggested by the lives of this year's ass kickers)
1. Get a pet snake and name it Tango.
2. Earn a Courage Award.
3. Save 12 lives and blow the competition out of the water on a surf ski.
4. Be a total race babe without even knowing it.
5. Write song lyrics on drugstore receipts -- while driving.
6. Photograph your subjects like a hunter.
7. Tell everyone that you want to be a filmmaker and then actually become one.
8. Stay on the sidelines until you are ready.
9. Don't be a typical hip-hop guy.
10. Stay cool in the aftermath of a tsunami.