Sports·Posted on May 19, 202118 AAPI Athletes Who Changed Professional Sports ForeverFrom the past and present.by Jeremy HayesBuzzFeed ContributorLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. Hideki Matsuyama 2. Vicki Manalo Draves 3. Apolo Ohno 4. Ichiro Suzuki 5. Manny Pacquiao 6. Jeremy Lin 7. Li Na 8. Inbee Park 9. Michelle Kwan 10. Yao Ming 11. Tiger Woods 12. Troy Polamalu 13. Sammy Lee 14. Kristi Yamaguchi 15. Jim Paek 16. Michael Chang 17. Bruce Lee 18. Asuka There are many of other great Asian/Pacific Islander athletes past and present. Comment below with any names that deserve major recognition! Check out how BuzzFeed is celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month! And follow @buzzfeedapop on Instagram!