Sentences with phrase «for olympians»

But for these Olympians, they didn't let their age stop them from achieving the gold and proving that age is really just a number.

For Olympians (and authors) it can be extremely discouraging to be trapped in a daily grind, working for such small changes without any immediate results.

Today, the program is widely used, offering flexibility for Olympians staying on course for graduation, a path to early graduation for the highly motivated, and a means of ensuring that students can take the courses they need, when they need them.

Bronze, silver, and gold tones aren't just for Olympians!

In most of the cases, that is also how we plan the training for our Olympians, we start with a training phase where the focus is on improving the recruitment of motor units, followed by a phase, where the focus is on improving firing frequency.

In my case, as a Strength & Conditioning Coach for Olympians, my athletes not only train I the weight room, their main responsibility is another sport, where they compete in.

However, what the Games are for the Olympians, who have so few years of their own prime time, is this: They're too far apart.

2015.05.13 RBC now accepting applications for its Olympians program Opportunity for elite athletes to share experiences, develop career skills and receive financial support...

Training and expense costs are tax deductible for Olympians but most Olympic competitors spend years working regular jobs or going to school while enduring grueling practice sessions that push bodies to their breaking points.

Other GoFundMe campaigns have raised money for Olympians in need of money to cover travel and expenses related to last year's Summer Olympics in Rio De Janeiro, and for Chicago Cubs fans who wanted to attend a World Series game.

A gold medal is the pinnacle for Olympians.

Then and now, glory seems the proper reward for the Olympian who embodies the classical virtues.

For an Olympian, it's a medal.

So, instead of letting the Olympics get you down - watch a few more Nike videos, play Eye of the Tiger on repeat, and find your Olympic motivation with these workout tips fit for an olympian.

Heather Woodward covers education for The Olympian.

As a young adult she competed in dressage and eventually went on to ride and groom for an Olympian on the East Coast.

Named for the Greek god who was the messenger of the sea, Triton Villa is a private haven fit for an Olympian.

Not exact matches

«Whether you're a Paralympian or an Olympian, you're an athlete,» said Peter McGuinness, chief marketing officer for Greek yogurt maker Chobani, a Paralympic and Olympic sponsor whose ads featuring Jones and other Paralympians have been airing for several weeks.

For the Sochi Olympics, we talked to athletes about what it meant to be a winter Olympian.

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Most U.S. Olympians not named Michael Phelps, Serena Williams or Gabby Douglas who win a gold, silver, or bronze medal this year will receive little more than the U.S. Olympic Committee's respective $ 25,000, $ 15,000, or $ 10,000 for their troubles.

An Olympian's calendar is no doubt a packed one — but that didn't stop Michael Phelps, Katie Ledecky, and Simone Biles from taking time out to pose together for Sports Illustrated.

Bowerman had dug up $ 500 to finance half of Knight's tailgate inventory, and used to spend his evenings at a kitchen table tinkering with the imported sneaks, a stitch here, a little more padding there, anything to squeeze out a few more seconds for future Olympians.

In training, Moceanu was paired with returning Olympian Kerri Strug, known for vaulting on a sprained ankle to secure the team's gold medal.

Already featured on the boxes of Kellogg's Special K Red Berries, as well as ads for Hershey's and Nike, she'll also sharing the next Sports Illustrated cover with fellow Olympians Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky.

After Rie Kaneto of Japan opened the evening by winning the women's 200 breaststroke ahead of Russia's Yulia Efimova, first - time U.S. Olympian Ryan Murphy won the 200 backstroke for his second gold medal of the Games.

Phelps won yet another gold medal and regained the title for the 200 - meter butterfly, going into retirement as the most decorated Olympian ever.

Although the product has been tested with Olympians, Babini sees the technology having applications beyond professional sports — helping improve health for the masses, as well as fostering a deeper understanding of how the body works.

After all, if you are looking for balance in your life, who better to turn to than these gold - winning Olympians.

Former Olympians often take brand ambassador positions or become spokespersons for a specific cause.

GANGNEUNG, South Korea Ice dance legends announced their retirement, a five - time Olympian pairs skater finally gained gold, and two North Koreans won hearts if not medals in an Olympics packed with more drama than usual even for figure skating.

2016.02.01 The search is on for Canada's Next Great Olympians Have you wondered if you could be an Olympian?

TSN's Rick Westhead has the inspiring story of Connie Radunske, mother of a Canadian Olympian who will play for South Korea in Pyeongchang.

«Mental Links To Excellence» is a research study of what Olympians do to prepare for their big day.

Sarah Attar and Wojdan Shahrkhani, the first female Saudis to ever compete, represent a landmark moment for Saudi women, who are pushing hard for their most basic rights, and for the female Olympians who arealready the great victors of the 2012 games.

Religion News Service: Ramadan fast poses challenge for Muslim Olympians Winning an Olympic medal is hard.

But we persist in the struggle because we think it is our simple duty to do so, and we frankly do not take it well that so many of our fellow intellectuals — who if they can not join us in the struggle could at least offer moral support — prefer instead to strike ostentatiously Olympian poses above the fray and to chide us for our combative ways.

Or take this picture of President Barack Obama posing with U.S. Olympian McKayla Maroney, who became a meme this summer for her infamously unimpressed scowl.

``... The implicit message of replacing a lament and request for God's presence with an interview with our most famous Olympian is troubling.

While you're at it watch out for ye olde Hermes, from wiki: «Hermes (/ ˈhɜrmiːz /; Greek: Ἑρμῆς) was an Olympian god in Greek religion and mythology, son of Zeus and the Pleiade Maia.

You remember how MUSLIMS killed all of those Jewish Olympians for their allah, don't you??

What if the Greeks were right and you're sent to Tartarus for blaspheming against the Olympians and worshipping a false god?

This is the period in which the Olympian gods and such myths as those associated with the Trojan War were taken seriously, provided the major material for sculptors and poets, and profoundly influenced the vision of reality.

So this is a non-issue for almost all of the Muslim Olympians.

There's been a new twist in the case against South African Olympian Oscar Pistorius, who was arrested last week for the murder of his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp.

A third - time Olympian who overcame Perthes disease, a condition which forced him in leg braces as a child for a year, Brady Ellison is looking for his first gold medal this month.

One of the most popular Olympians on social media, Burroughs is quick to credit God for helping him fight the good fight.

Aphrodite, accounted a relative newcomer on the scene, embodies Inanna's appetite for carnal love, but it is Artemis and especially Athena who are the more powerful players among the Olympians.

If it wasn't for this i'm sure i would have been a great Olympian

While Olympiads are not at war they are competing for the glory and honor of their countries, and therefore an Olympian should be exempted from the requirement to fast during Ramadan just as a soldier is.