cubuffs85
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So golfers aren't athletes right?
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SuperiorBuff
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Define what you think an athlete is.
I consider golfers to be lower on the athlete totem poll than competitive cheerleaders.
Case in point: Miguel Angel Jimenez is one of the greatest golf athletes of his generation.
cubuffs85
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There's an athlete!
SuperiorBuff
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What is your definition "athlete"?
SuperiorBuff
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Yep, ignorance.
I would say that an athlete is someone who competes or trains in a sport for the broad definition.
But more specifically, an athlete is gifted with speed, strength, agility and endurance.
I feel there is a difference between athleticism and someone who is skilled at a sport (or has a specialized skill within a sport).
Only in the most general and broad sense would I put both Carl Lewis and Dick Weber (bowler) under the same "athlete" label.
SuperiorBuff
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I would absolutely include competitive cheerleaders under the athlete label.
cubuffssoccer 3 hours ago
Costan Rican National Team Coach Jorge Pinto with Don and Jason on campus today. Costa Rica is in Boulder looking at training sites for the 2014 World Cup! #toppitch
Costan Rican National Team Coach Jorge Pinto with Don and Jason on campus today. Costa Rica is in Boulder looking at training sites for the 2014 World Cup! #toppitch
No, in your case, it is ignorance. You try ballet sometime. It requires strength, agility, stamina, hand/eye coordination, balance, flexibility, and discipline. Those are all athletic traits. The ability to hit a round ball with a round bat is talent, not necessarily athleticism. The ability to throw a football 49 yards on a spiral is talent, not athleticism. Based on your comments, you really don't understand what athleticism is.