ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ATHLETE
From Latin via Greek athlētēs, from athlein to compete for a prize, from athlos a contest.
10 QUOTES WITH «ATHLETE»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
athlete.
He has a method that likens the musician to an athlete, so I do physical exercises designed to keep a musician in shape in order to perform the function, which is to play music.
Peterson was the most coachable athlete I have had in my life, and I coach many athletes.
I had a job on college campus. I lost that job, but on my way home I heard an inner voice that said go out for the baseball team. I was a walk-on, and I was actually petrified as a walk-on because you're not an athlete.
I'm a sports fan. I'm not just an athlete who plays football.
I always thought of myself as some sort of athlete until I started playing golf a couple years ago.
He is very upbeat but we hear that all the time from just about any athlete.
I like to push characters to extremes so they have to make really tough decisions and there is no life more extreme than that of an athlete.
It is very dangerous to have your self-worth riding on your results as an athlete.
I think every athlete will tell you no matter what sport you're in, when you train so hard and when you care so much about doing what you do, there's a little bit of nerves that come with that. But nerves that won't prevent you form performing, nerves that, hopefully, allow you to be that much more motivated and inspired to do well.
One piece of advice that I would give to any young athlete or performer is remember to thank your mom.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ATHLETE»
Discover the use of
athlete in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
athlete and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The
Athlete's Book of Home Remedies: 1,001 Doctor-Approved ...
A reference for sports hobbyists and fitness buffs shares medically sound, comprehensive guidelines for treating chronic pain and preventing injuries, providing a complementary, doctor-designed fitness workout and diet plan.
The Ultimate Athlete helped create the participatory sports boom of the 1970s and 1980s. This revised edition is addressed to a new generation of ultimate athletes.
3
Anabolic Steroids and the
Athlete, 2d ed.
The first edition of this work, published in 1982, concentrated on the athlete's use of and the physician's knowledge of, anabolic steroids.
William N. Taylor, M.D., 2002
4
Amino Acids and Proteins for the
Athlete: The Anabolic Edge, ...
In this volume, he imparts his scientific knowledge as well as lessons learned from his own athletic achievement to give professional and recreational athletes the tools they need to improve performance using nutrition and nutritional ...
Mauro G. Di Pasquale, 2007
5
Physical Rehabilitation of the Injured
Athlete
Access the fully searchable text, downloadable image bank, and 9 online-only appendices at www.expertconsult.com. Andrews provides evidence-based guidance for sports medicine rehabilitation.
James Rheuben Andrews, Gary L. Harrelson, Kevin E. Wilk, 2012
6
Heart of an
Athlete (Large Print 16pt)
Heart of an Athlete makes it easy to receive regular spiritual training that won't take over your workout schedule. Here are 90 inspiring devotions written specifically for athletes of every level.
One of the great photographers of the human form turns his camera lens toward athletes from a variety of sports fields, capturing images of such figures as Alonzo Mourning, Alan Houston, and Stephon Marbury.
Howard Schatz, Beverly Ornstein, 2002
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Physiological testing of the high-performance
athlete
Incl. principles
J. Duncan MacDougall, Howard Allan Wenger, Howard J. Green (Ph. D.), 1991
9
Nutrition and the Female
Athlete: From Research to Practice
The book addresses gender differences in substrate utilization and the implications for how these differences might translate into different macronutrient requirements for female athletes.
10
The Elite Young
Athlete
A coordinated series of comprehensive, research-based reviews on factors underlying the performance of children and adolescents involved in competitive sport is presented in this volume.
Neil Armstrong, Alison M. McManus, 2011
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ATHLETE»
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athlete is used in the context of the following news items.
North Royalton's Kristen Denk wins cleveland.com Field Athlete of …
North Royalton's Kristen Denk wins cleveland.com Field Athlete of the Year ... is the cleveland.com Field Athlete of the Year for girls track 2015. «cleveland.com, Jul 15»
'I'm the best athlete of all time': Anthony Mundine throws down …
In the message posted to Twitter, Mundine calls himself a former “rugby superstar” and says he is the “uncrowned best athlete of all time”. «9news.com.au, Jul 15»
Orange's Jasmine Harris wins cleveland.com Track Athlete of the …
Orange's Jasmine Harris is the cleveland.com Track Athlete of the Year for ... who is the 2015 cleveland.com Girls Track Athlete of the Year. «cleveland.com, Jul 15»
Pitman's Zac Castagna is NJ.com's fan-selected Tri-County …
Pitman's Zac Castagna is NJ.com's fan-selected Tri-County Conference Athlete of the Year. Pitman's Zac Castagna is NJ.com's fan-selected ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
All-Star scholar-athlete attributes her success to the way her …
Julieta Carson says that even before her granddaughter Jeena Carson was named an all-star scholar-athlete for 2015, she was a star to her. «fox4kc.com, Jul 15»
John Petty selected Tennessee Valley Boys Athlete of the Year by …
The J.O. Johnson small forward was selected by AL.com readers as the Tennessee Valley Boys Athlete of the Year for 2014-15. Petty, a junior ... «AL.com, Jul 15»
National Athlete of the Year Finalist Spotlight: Mikaela Foecke …
For the past 30 years, Gatorade has honored the nation's most elite high school athletes for their athletic excellence, academic achievement ... «USA TODAY High School Sports, Jul 15»
Michael Pittman's son is a USC-committed four-star athlete
Like his father, the younger Michael Pittman is a domineering athlete, primarily a receiver, who could play multiple positions for the Trojans in ... «USA TODAY High School Sports, Jul 15»
Every American athlete everywhere lost it over USWNT's absurdly …
The US Women's National Team came out swing against Japan in the World Cup Final and every American athletes was loving it. «SB Nation, Jul 15»
South Dakota farmer is oldest athlete at National Senior Games
HIMORE - The oldest athlete in this year's National Senior Games is also from South Dakota. John Zilverberg, a retired rancher from the ... «KSFY, Jul 15»
