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    Athlete Motivation

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    Athlete Motivation Introduction Motivation is one of the biggest ways in which great coaches have developed winning programs throughout the centuries. There are many ways to motivate athletes but what are the best? Has motivating athletes changed with each generation? In sports athletes are often asked to raise their level of play in order to be successfully and understanding how to motivate any athlete will enable a coach to not only ask for more out of his team or player but to also

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    The Olympic Athlete

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    The Olympic Athlete I always have respected Olympic athletes‚ for they spend all their time training. Victorious athletes were professionals in the sense that they lived off the glory of their achievement ever afterwards. Their hometowns might reward them with: free meals for the rest of their lives‚ honorary appointments‚ or leadership positions in the community. The victors were memorialized in statues and also in victory songs‚ and commissioned from famous poets. Today‚ the Olympic Games are

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    Endorsement of Athletes

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    Running Head: ENDORSEMENT OF ATHLETES 1 Corporate Sponsors Satisfying Their Marketing Objectives by Endorsing Professional Athletes American Public University System ENDORSEMENT OF ATHLETES 2 Corporate Sponsors Satisfying Their Marketing Objectives by Endorsing Professional Athletes Companies pursue the endorsement of professional athletes to increase sales and enhance its product image‚ which are

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    The Athlete Kreugas

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    There were numerous athletes in the 18th century and not only is The Athlete Kreugas by Antonio Canova a beautiful sculpture‚ it is a statue of an athlete in motion. This particular figure represents the neo-classical trend in eighteenth-century sculpture. It is a free replica of a life-size marble statue made by the same artist. This sculpture stands at 25 ½ inches tall and the medium is bronze‚ a very commonly used metal. Due to the nudity you can tell this sculpture is from a time period long

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    Scholarship Athletes

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    it’s poor performance in the classroom‚ deficiencies with college entrance examinations or some combination. For the chosen few alluded to earlier‚ universities will waive their standard requirements for scholarship athletes – no matter what they say. However‚ even the superstar athlete occasionally presents too many red flags and corresponding academic risks to allow through the front door. Despite that‚ the community college becomes an invaluable method of rectifying academic risks by mastering

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    The Life of an Athlete

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    September 20‚ 2013 The Life of an Athlete It was a Saturday morning; I could hear the birds flying overhead‚ and the girls complaining of being too tired to practice. We were awake before sunrise‚ standing out on that field ready to practice. Maybe not so much awake as we were so close to sleeping on the floor. The smell of freshly drug dirt‚ as well as the freshly cut grass‚ filled our noses as we inhaled and deeply exhaled with our morning jog. The pain‚ or struggle‚ for some was the success

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    College Athletes

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    College sports have been around for many years now. Many college athletes have come and gone‚ playing for their respective school. Before‚ college athletes would participate in college sports for college spirit and to represent their school. In today’s time‚ many NCAA Division 1 college games are being televised and promoted by the colleges themselves. According to U.S News “The NCAA‚ as a whole‚ makes 6 billion dollars annually”. Many colleges also have wealthy supporters who spend lots of many

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    Athletes or Employees

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    Athletes or Employees Student athletes receive scholarships for their skill set and ability to play at the collegiate level‚ while employees receive stability‚ income and benefits for their skill set and ability to contribute to the work place. Athletes as well as persons in the work force deal with adversity that directly affects there lives‚ yet only members of the workforce are rewarded with a source of income. It could even be said‚ athletes are under more pressure to perform due to not only

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    Student Athletes

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    Being an athlete comes with a very big price. Many people say collegiate student athletes have it just as hard as a normal college student. I have to disagree though. There are multiple examples that separate athletes from the regular or average student. Time constraints‚ stereotypes‚ class attendance‚ physical and emotional fatigue‚ and also the athletic sport the student is participating in‚ are just few of the many burdens athletes have on the shoulders that the common student does not. Although

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    Painkillers By Athletes

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    physical pain” (Reardron). Athletes will do anything to keep themselves in the game; this can lead to the overprescribing of painkillers. Athletes will become dependent on these drugs for relief which will lead to addiction. When athletes take these painkillers‚ the drugs are affecting their body in certain ways. Use of painkillers by athletes of all levels needs to be more closely monitored and regulated. Some physicians are quick to prescribe pain medication to athletes for most types of pain‚

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