what makes somone an athlete?
912625
Do you train hard? Are you well conditioned and have a desire to do well? Anyone who works hard, puts in their time, is competing at a high level to win is an athelete! I cant run a marathon but give me a puck and stick and I am a pretty good hockey player. I consider myself an athelete yet there is no way I could compete with you in a marathon. So YES you are clearly an athelete! Good luck, I hope you do well and more important enjoy it!
106907
1. Inexperience in dealing with sponsors and clubs (where applicable) on contracts;\n2. Sports agents have more experience dealing with tournament organisers;\n3. Sports agents are more experienced at fishing out the best sponsors for the athlete - makes sense because they also get a cut of the total deal.
872874
Positive:\nGood workouts mean better overall health, and soccer players get lots of exercise\nA good soccer player knows how to work with others, even if they aren't overly fond of them, for the good of the team\nAny kind of organized sport will promote self-discipline and make the player better able to deal with problems.\n\nNegative:\nSoccer can be dangerous, resulting in various levels of injury\nTeam activities can promote conformity and make someone more prone to us-vs-them attitudes\nPeer pressure is pretty strong
806605
BMI is an indicator to what is a recommended  healthy value, instances like these athletes being so big is they also are extremely fit ,unlike obese ppl who can have same BMI but unfit, hence fall into  high health risk category .\n\nWrestlers also run high risk of heart failure due to steroid popping as well,it's not hard to see who is partaking eh!!!Hmmmmm..LOL. Cheers
611584
Aah let me guess; "SMART"people answered these questions, well let me set the record straight  I think some athletes are worth the money that they receive because they had to work hard to become PROFESSIONAL athletes, and a major fact is that most of them put their own bodies on the line just for the entertainment of fans. So they deserve every penny.
944922
Actually studies show that cheerleaders are around the top of the list in being the most athletic in all sports. You have to be able to hold the weight of up to your 3rd to 4th lightest person in your group. Run, jump and bend. Therefore you are working Cardio, flexability and muscle fitness and all to a beat when many have no rhythm.\n\nMy webster pocket definition of sport is athletic game,      fun or play. It says nothing of competition.\n\nSo to answer your question Yes.\n\nAnd no I was not a cheerleader. I just like clearing misconceptions
376321
-Injuries\n-Unfair amount of money... [Some sports stars get paid more than world leaders. People in third world countries are working so hard for less than a dollar a day.]\n-Social Status [People who excel at sports are more popular than those who aren't for the most part.]\n-No equal opportunity [Not everyone can play sports well depending on the shape of their body.]\n-Scandals [Steroids, lawsuits, cork-filled bats,etc.]\n-Not fair for students of the fine arts. [Schools are having to eliminate their music programs, but keep their sports programs.]
546294
sport encourages (or ones competitiveness is measured in the degree of effort they put into given tasks)the inborn instinct  for survival for many different reasons. Some people have the inability to off the machine or "put the breaks on \n   Sport is great but we are not encouraging it as much as we should
1136297
athletes cuz i like them better n they r amazing go nascar driver jimmie johnson n football steelers \nhave a great day
1115172
We were the olympic champions in Hockey once upon a time but then we have been pushed backwards. \nMany sports activities and athletic activities are not yet encouraged so much but it is not as if there is NO ENCOURAGEMENT at all. Slowly it is being built up but much more needs to be done.\nRight from young age talents have to be located , selected and state has to take the responsibility to give them training and proper type of food etc etc.\nIf individuals are to come up as in cricket it does not happen in games like football.
46790
It's one sport that everyone - no matter their background - can learn to compete at a professional level if they work at it hard enough. There's also a lot of careers that can come out of it.
637518
It's great to be a professional athlete.  You get to play a game for a living, your training puts you in great physical shape, etc.\n\nBut becoming a professional athlete is a goal that very few people achieve.  Think about this: about 2% of high school basketball players play college basketball, and about 2% of college basketball players play NBA basketball.  The odds of you "making it" are slim; less than one-tenth of one percent of high school players enter the NBA.\n\nDoes that mean that kids should give up their dreams and quit sports?  Not at all.  Does it mean that they should invest heavily in formulating a Plan B - get a good education (for God's sake, most colleges will GIVE a good player a free education) and make the most of the academic opportunities placed before them?  Absolutely.
194561
Talent is a big part of it.  However, its not the only part and maybe not even the most important.  I would say DESIRE is a big one.  Intelligence is, too, or at least understanding the sport and its inner workings.
424359
I think it depends on where do u start from. If u've been doing it all along, your bones, muscles and the whole system are trained and you are psychologically prepared for all the other restrictions that sports involve (you know, like food, sleep etc), you have all that knowledge and a network of people (coach, doctor etc) to support you - or you know where to find them.\n\nIf you are just starting now, you'll have to build all that up gradually. You have to start by checking w your doctor to see if u have some kind of medical problem (like heart problem, joints etc) preventing you from doing that. And then it depends on what u want to achieve - you might not be able to outrun younger weightlifters who have trained since adolescence, I mean if you want to go to competitions and things like that.\n\nBut just for yourself, if ur healthy and u build yourself up paciently, w the right food, I don't see why you couldn't build muscle mass, after all your hormones are there and they do have an anabolic function, among others.\n\nGood luck!
402499
Help you function as a team member/player=will help in life as you get older(jobs,helping others,etc.).\nWill keep you fit=if you have good coach(s)-will teach you proper ways to work out...\nYou'll be more active/healthy=keeping you fit well into college...\nWill help keep you away from the everyday boredom/trouble a teen goes through these days
146448
Learning teamwork & building good character. It keeps you in shape & helps you with problem-solving. It also gives a healthy competitive appetite. You learn that putting aside petty differences off the court to work towards something bigger than yourself. You learn to help & be there for your fellow teammate. There's many benefits with lots of sports.
856374
Best athlete, when he wants to be is Randy Moss.\n\nStraight Cash Homie