athletes

There's a phrase athletes use - 'in the zone' - and you can't make it happen, you can't force it.

The Guardian World News Decca Aitkenhead 2011

Even assuming that nonpayment of athletes is an accreditation requirement, I see no reason to believe that a bunch of schools would leave the NCAA and form their own league with paid players if the accreditation rules were suddenly relaxed tomorrow.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Against the NCAA Cartel 2010

HANNON: Several top athletes from the U.K. and Australia pulled out of the event.

Problems Fuel Doubts About Commonwealth Games 2010

Screening Blood Tests – by performing screening blood levels in athletes that are riding well, it becomes much more informative when a comparison can be made to levels drawn when fatigue is the presenting complaint in the clinic – these may include:

Training Center: The annual exam for cyclists 2010

The common trait among Olympic athletes is that they are dedicated and disciplined.

Matthew Yglesias » Marijuana and Athleticism 2009

They are under intense pressure to win, yet anything done to help the athletes is seen as an outrageous breach of the amateur code.

Larry Hirsch: The Hypocrisy of College Athletics Larry Hirsch 2010

It was nice to meet athletes from the all the other sports, find out when they compete and tell them you will be cheering them on either in person or by television.

Hack chat: Farewell to excellent host Vancouver 2010

Preventing any sort of compensation for student athletes is an anticompetitive measure and I look at it skeptically for that reason, as well as the gross unfairness (from my perspective).

The Volokh Conspiracy » Against the NCAA Cartel 2010

A few posts ago I wrote about the head injuries in athletes and the concerns for children who play contact sports.

Helene Pavlov: Sports and the Adolescent Brain Helene Pavlov 2010

Coaches want certain athletes to play certain positions.

MIND MELD: Behind the Scenes...How the Hottest Short Fiction Anthologies Are Created (Part 1) 2009