What is an athlete?

Question

What physical attributes and/or abilities do you consider neccesary for a person to be considered an athlete? By your definition what sport has the best athletes? Why do you consider these people more athletic than others?

By your own definitions are the following considered athletes?

1) Football Players
2) Martial Artist
3) Cyclists
4) Nascar Drivers
5) Golfers
6) Gymnasts
7) Soccer Players
8) Motorcross racers
9) Skateboarders
10) Olympic High Divers

Answer 1

1. NASCAR
2. other racing
3. football
4. everything else

Answer 2

1) Football Players
2) Martial Artist
3) Cyclists
4) Nascar Drivers
5) Golfers
6) Gymnasts
7) Soccer Players
8) Motorcross racers
9) Skateboarders
10) Olympic High Divers

Answer 3

athlete - A person possessing the natural or acquired traits, such as strength, agility, and endurance, that are necessary for physical exercise or sports, especially those performed in competitive contexts.

With that being said, I would consider all of the athletes listed athletes.

As for best athlete, it all depends on the sport. there's a variety of sports out there that require different traits and skills from the athletes. so, it's very hard to choose the best one. out of sports though, i think soccer is one of the most physically demanding sports out there.

For the last question, I wouldn't consider anybody more of an athlete than anyone else.if you're an athlete, then you are an athlete. Now, there are some that are more gifted in sports and are more physically cabable, but an athlete is just an athlete.

Answer 4

Athlete is derived from the latin athieta which means to compete for a prize. So strictly speaking even a chess or bridge player is an athlete even if they don't work up much of a sweat. Therefore they are all athletes as long as they enter some form of competiton.

Answer 5

I would say hockey players are the most athletic, followed closely by soccer players. Golfers are probably the least athletic.

Answer 6

Go with sweetpanther08.





They're all athletes