Sentences with phrase «other athletes from»

World sprint champion Katrin Krabbe and many other athletes from the former East Germany are undergoing culture shock

In a less public way, other athletes from the nation's three biggest and most profitable leagues — the NBA, NFL and Major League Baseball — are suffering from a financial pandemic.

Not exact matches

In our most recent Fortunate 50 athlete earnings list (with Sports Illustrated) Sharapova was the highest - ranked woman on the international list, with an estimated $ 20 million in annual endorsement money from deals with Nike, Evian, Tag Heuer, Samsung, and others.

There are words of wisdom from contemporary moguls like Warren Buffett and Richard Branson, as well as former presidents, athletes, inventors and others who have experienced the hard work that comes before being a household name.

In return for sponsors» support, which covers everything from equipment to travel, Paralympians — like other endorsed athletes — appear in ads, speak at public appearances and hobnob at company shindigs.

But others, from academics to psychotherapists to extreme athletes, also have plenty of advice to give on how to teach yourself to have more grit.

As an athlete I learn from watching other great athletes compete.

Armstrong was looking for more than forgiveness, though — he wants to return to competing in triathlons and other sports he's banned from now, and «anti-doping rules permit officials to ease penalties for athletes who display contrition and offer substantial cooperation,» say Christian Red and Michael O'Keeffe at the New York Daily News.

In other words, a lot of people will be tuning in to host network NBC for tonight's festivities — featuring the ceremonial lighting of the Olympic cauldron and the parade of thousands of athletes from 206 countries (even Russia!)

Thurston, a onetime professional cyclist who maintained MapMyFitness's position as a top fitness app from the iPhone's earliest days, tells the story in his new office in downtown Austin, in a brand - new building where giant images of Under Armour athletes adorn the walls (amid, of course, motivational mantras) and several hundred new engineers and other tech employees work.

While we tend to think that smarts equals IQ, Harvard research shows there are actually six other types of intelligence, including everything from the «bodily kinesthetic intelligence» of gifted athletes and dancers to the «intrapersonal intelligence» that gives us the self - knowledge to understand and manage our own feelings, preferences, and quirks.

In development for more than a year with input from top female Muslim athletes, the Pro Hijab is made of a breathable polyester mesh, in line with Nike's other high performance gear.

That could be a big relief for the athletes who did attend the Olympics and took creative precautionary measures like freezing their semen — Zika can be transmitted from sperm — and packing ridiculous amounts of mosquito repellent (among others efforts).

The North Korean Olympians are staying at the athletes» village in Gangneung with athletes from other countries.

What distinguishes Serena from other popular women athletes such as Patrick, Raisman and Sharapova is not accomplishment, controversy, the public stature of their respective sports or abilities as a spokesperson,» he writes.

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He also said the amount of national discussion on social inequality — as well as support from other athletes nationwide, including NFL and NBA players — affirmed the message he was trying to deliver.»

Amino acids from rice protein appear slower into the bloodstream over time than whey, providing bodybuilders and other athletes with a plant - based alternative to animal - based whey protein to enhance their performance and body composition over a longer period of time.

Throughout the Olympics, from many other athletes, this expression of relief was the one we heard again and again.

There's bird crap raining all over us from the white doves they've released — the older athletes who've been in other Olympics are ready for it, they've got newspapers over their heads, but I don't know anything.

But Missouri's Drew Lock proved that big plays are there for the taking with enough time and the right athlete on the other end of the throw, and no quarterback on the regular season schedule was closer to what Georgia will see from Mayfield.

If coaches don't take the time to educate themselves so they can ask the right questions, get referrals from parents of current or past athletes» success, or from other coaches.

Since Carter's affiliation with Budweiser and the money that comes to him from exhibitions, tournament prizes, TV, endorsements and other sources have made him one of the richest athletes in the country, this was not surprising.

This matches previous claims from other former athletes and anonymous sources, many of whom detailed similar experiences with sham classes at UNC.

It doesn't look all that different from any other grouping of youth ball fields, but, true to Haley's original vision, the park serves as an urban oasis for young athletes.

The Miami case is embarrassing, but so is the 2012 Penn State case, the Reggie Bush USC sanctions, the separation of agents from their future clients, the random declarations of ineligibility, the year waiting period between transfers, the regulation of student - athlete endorsements and use of their own likenesses in products, the rules governing recruiting at any level, and a hundred other daily absurdities fostered by the need to keep money out of the hands of those who earn it.

They remain in a training program outside Nairobi with other refugee athletes, many more than the five from Kakuma who competed in Rio, including several athletes from Dadaab, a larger refugee camp in Kenya.

«Elite athletes in high - profile sports with obvious great future earnings potential may see themselves as something apart from other student - athletes,» the NCAA report said.

This is Pelé's most cherished ideal: the simple life — life in a fairly modest apartment that is no better and no worse than the 35 other units in a pastel blue building one block from the beach at Santos; a life of fishing and hunting in the backwoods, away from the crowds, or listening to records at home; a life of cautious investing, of moderate spending and quiet dignity; a life, in short, that should be almost impossible for the most famous athlete in the world.

Hopefully other professional athletes will learn from Hernandez's stupidity.

Most of our athletes, equally with those of other nations, suffered from intestinal disorders.

He feels like a Jim Ross hire from the early 2000s as he was a successful college athlete with a legitimate amateur wrestling background, and someone comfortable working with other alpha males in a locker room.

I was raised on UNC sports from the other side of the globe, and Michael Jordan was my favorite athlete growing up.

The high schools battle each other to attract students and athletes from the Catholic elementary and middle schools for years before any of those kids will have the opportunity to don their colors in the Holy Bowl.

They are created in a hurry, around a star athlete or team, without many other students, and they often don't survive scrutiny from school boards.

BRAIN VS. BRAWN Sirs: Far from merely defending the college athletes from the usual accusations of intellectual idiocy (EDITORIAL, June 27), you seem to swing to the other extreme by implying that the athlete is possessed of even greater intellectual acumen than his nonathletic contemporaries.

Athletes can benefit greatly from our workout program and other services without any team involvement.

Junior Demetris Robertson, a 6» 1 athlete from Savannah who claims offers from Alabama, Florida, Georgia and others, impressed in just about everything he did, from agility drills to one - on - ones.

For instance, the judge granted summary judgment against the NCAA on its argument that scholarship rules «improve [e] the quality of the collegiate experience for student - athletes, other students, and alumni by maintaining the unique heritage and traditions of college athletics and preserving amateurism as a foundational principle, thereby distinguishing amateur college athletics from professional sports, allowing the former to exist as a distinct form of athletic rivalry and as an essential component of a comprehensive college education.»

I'm not here to tell you how brave and noble these people are, just that many of them seem to have a better perspective on sports than other athletes — and that maybe we can learn from them.

Of course, NESCAC athletes are free to apply for financial aid along with every other student, but with no help from the athletic department.

According to a study done by the NCAA's quadrennial survey from athletes for the 2009 year, lacrosse players led all other sports...

According to a study done by the NCAA's quadrennial survey from athletes for the 2009 year, lacrosse players led all other sports in the use of amphetamines, anabolic steroids, cocaine, marijuana and narcotics.

As such, they have taken what looks in theory to be decisive action to protect athletes not just from each other, but from themselves.

Sirs: With the faint hope that I might be able to discourage you from choosing some such stellar athlete as Branch Rickey or Stepin Fetchit, I suggest the one athlete who currently dominates his sport as does no other: the Boston Celtics» Bill Russell.

Unlike other athletes who can push off the ground with their legs to sprint forwards, back - wards or to throw a ball, water polo players, as well as synchronized swimmers, do not have a stable base of support to push off from.

The other major takeaway from the NOA is that there is zero mention of any wrongdoing by any specific athlete or coach from the UNC men's basketball or football programs.

While some pinheads work the street corners and mountainsides, others will hunker down in either of the Games» two planned pin - swapping centers: one next to the athletes» village, the other downtown, just 50 yards from Olympic Plaza, where each night the Olympic medals will be awarded.

A head - to - head race for the endurance athletes, the individual pursuit sees riders begin from a standing start in pairs on opposite sides of the track, who literally «pursue» each other for 4000 metres (3000 metres for women).

All six Kenyan athletes racing in London boast personal bests faster than 2:05:15, while a further four athletes from other nations also possess sub - 2:05:30 PBs.