Sentences with phrase «as a star athlete»

Just as star athletes honed their skill set so have some believers such as Mitt.

New Paltz is after all Hein's hometown, where he attended high school as a star athlete.

Using bright, matte colors and thick brushstrokes, Casteel creates images that contrast with stereotypical depictions of black men in motion — whether as star athletes, swaggering rappers, or baleful hoods.

Not exact matches

Under Armour, which generated nearly $ 4 billion in sales last year, has reported consistent double - digit sales growth as it expands into new product categories, places a bigger bet on the women's market, and sees stronger brand interest with key athlete endorsement deals including NBA star Stephen Curry and golfer Jordan Spieth.

On par with other professional athletes, top matadors, also known as toreros, can earn millions, and are as revered as rock stars.

The ex-New York Giants star on his new venture and how his time as an athlete prepared him to become an entrepreneur.

It will feature star athletes like Olympic gold medalist Kerri Walsh Jennings and surfer Maddie Peterson (both brand ambassadors), as well as Mexican ballroom dancers and even a DJ.

As much as the video celebrates the female star, the ad also showcases the product, demonstrating that it played a role in supporting the persevering athlete to succesAs much as the video celebrates the female star, the ad also showcases the product, demonstrating that it played a role in supporting the persevering athlete to succesas the video celebrates the female star, the ad also showcases the product, demonstrating that it played a role in supporting the persevering athlete to success.

What you want is a big Hollywood dramatic interpretation of the events, preferably starring the actual athletes as themselves.

Year in, year out, moreover, the popular heroes of our culture — athletes, musicians, entertainers, and film stars, the aristocracy of talent adored, emulated, and worshipped as only royalties were in the past — are now significantly black as well.

Why do we continue to treat star athletes as if they can do no wrong?

The press, which promotes as well as dissects star athletes, mystifies him.

Four - star Jordan Fuller, ranked as the No. 5 athlete in the 2016 class, is currently participating at the U.S. Army All...

As the series heads back to the Big Apple, Delta Airlines brought in the two former star athletes to don the jerseys of their cities» hockey teams — the New York Rangers and the LA Kings.

Sopranos star Jamie - Lynn Sigler seems to be starting a career in sports, not as an athlete but as a belter of national anthems.

The Evening of Dreams attracted stars like Folsom's Jake Browning, Capital Christian's Justice Shelton - Mosley and Paige Florio, and Oak Ridge's Laurel Maunder and Ryan Sullivan as 42 local high schools and 22 colleges (including athletes returning from as far away as Ole Miss) were represented.

Down the line, a head start in personal branding will help better leverage the myriad ways established and retired star athletes can profit off their own name through such things as branded clothing lines, restaurants, videos, etc..

A top student and football star in South Central L.A., Kitam Hamm is one of a growing number of high school athletes who face life - and - death decisions every day as they try to survive in gang - infested communities

They play it much harder in the tall trade, says Halberstam, because, while we may think of our sports stars as heroes, «the new American athlete, particularly the modern American professional basketball player... was rarely confident about anything save his own sport... he was more often than not black, often came from pathetic economic and psychological circumstances, was a basketball player out of desperation....

The idea is simple enough: first, convert the athletes, who are among the most visible individuals in our society; then, use these stars for what is generally known in the business as «outreach,» an up - to - date rendering of the old - fashioned phrase «missionary work.»

So coaches look at kids who are great athletes as potential stars; they look at kids who aren't great athletes but are very skilled as complementary players.

He is a 4 - star prospect who is rated as the No. 29 athlete in the country, according to the 247Sports composite.

«It will be a perfect platform for the new generation of British athletes, such as Adam and our talented group of home - grown sprinters, to join our established stars and show what they can do before they head off to the world championships in Beijing.»

Lawson and Dickson starred as three - sport athletes for Clarkstown, four years apart.

Willians cited camaraderie with the San Francisco 49ers backup quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who has begun kneeling at games before «The Star - Spangled Banner,» as have other black athletes.

A rising star in the microbiology world, Green is known as an adventurous scientist and a fearless athlete.

A blow to the head was once referred to as «seeing stars» or «having your bell rung,» but these days coaches, athletes and parents are taking concussions seriously.

It should be as possible, or more possible, to succeed in America as a scientist or engineer as it is to succeed as a rock star, athlete, or movie star.

And yet, many of us still think of it as «stretching» when in fact yoga is far more than that, as evidenced by the fact that elite athletes from NFL stars to Ultramarathon runners have found it to be an invaluable addition to their training.

This page is where you will find written celebrity interviews as well as celebrity video interviews with movie stars, reality TV stars, musical artists, athletes, and more.

Synopsis: Vin Diesel stars as former extreme sports athlete Xander «XXX» Cage, notorious for his death - defying public stunts.

ONE & DONE / BEN SIMMONS: Exclusive clip of former LSU star forward Ben Simmons on fame and education as a student - athlete.

The one - hour series stars Emmy ® and Golden Globe ® Award nominee Liev Schreiber in his first lead television role as the go - to guy who makes the problems of the city's celebrities, superstar athletes, and business moguls disappear.

Norman Jewison's sensational futuristic drama about a world of Corporate States stars James Caan in an excellent performance as a famed athlete who fights for his identity and free will.

Synopsis: Disheartened attorney Mike Flaherty, who moonlights as a high school wrestling coach, stumbles across a star athlete through some questionable business dealings while trying to support his family.

As the two Palmer boys who didn't run off to the big city, Vincent D'Onfrio is a bloated teddy bear of a former high school star athlete and Jeremy Strong an 8 mm camera - clinging man - child (possibly on the spectrum, though that's never fully addressed).

They star as Joseph «Coop» Cooper and Doug Remer, who aspired to be the next superstar athletes, but found too many obstacles in their way, including a lack of talent.

It's the story of a larger - than - life character, a tall, blond Jewish high school star athlete from Newark known as the Swede because of his Aryan looks.

The Bronze stars Melissa Rauch as a foul - mouthed gymnastics bronze medalist who must fight for her local celebrity status when a new young athlete's star rises in town.

«She's a great athlete as an actor» the film's director, Greta Gerwig, said of her star, even comparing Metfalf to LeBron James.

Ewan McGregor (Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, Beginners) makes his directorial debut and stars as Seymour «Swede» Levov, a once legendary high school athlete who is now a successful businessman married to Dawn, a former beauty queen.

«Ray Donovan» stars two - time Golden Globe and Emmy nominee Liev Schreiber as LA's best professional fixer, the man called in to make the city's celebrities, superstar athletes, and business moguls» most complicated and combustible situations go away.

Ready to rumba: Tonya Harding has been confirmed as a contestant on Dancing With The Stars: Athletes; seen in January

The Sundance entry stars Paul Rudd as an American All - Star baseball athlete who worked on a side job — clandestinely spying for the U.S. government and who helped the U.S. defeat Nazi Germany in the race to build the atomic bomb.

Ready to rumba: Tonya Harding has been confirmed as a contestant on Dancing With The Stars: Athletes; seen on Friday on GMA

Ready to rumba: Tonya Harding has been confirmed as a contestant on Dancing With The Stars: Athletes; seen with her partner Sasha Farber

With Margot Robbie set to portray disgraced figure skater Tonya Harding in «I, Tonya» this December - the trailer for which has now been released - we look at some of Hollywood's biggest stars in their roles as historical athletes.

In the reboot of the 1991 Keanu Reeves - Patrick Swayze action classic, Luke Bracey stars as an FBI agent who goes undercover with extreme - sports athletes suspected of elaborate heists.

Guests included stars from TV shows like The Hills and Made in Chelsea, plus musicians, models and athletes, as well as Veronica Roth, author of the Divergent novels.

Combining a mockumentary approach with unreliable narrators and a whole lot of humanity, the film showcases a best - ever performance by Margot Robbie as the gifted and star - crossed athlete Harding and an unforgettable Allison Janney supporting turn as the least - supportive mother of the year.