An Athlete is….
A mom squeezing in her workout before the kids wake up.
Candace Parker squeezing in one more rep as she prepares her post-partum body for another season of pro hoops.
A woman who juggles work commitments but never forgets her commitments to herself.
That woman on the elliptical breaking bad habits as she builds a better body.
Dara Torres breaking barriers even if she’s not breaking records.
A girl discovering the competent machine that is her body.
A woman discovering the same thing.
By that definition, I'm an athlete.
What is an athlete to you?
17 comments:
Oh I love that! I'm an athlete too!
Neat post. If I were ever to call myself an athlete I guess it's just because I can now bend over to tie my sneaks instead of propping them up on the chairseat. Mini victories.
Yes, everyone who wants to be an athlete can be--and they can also buy their clothes, too. :)
I like that description. It gives hope. Nice!
http://livingrhetoricallyintherealworld.wordpress.com/2009/08/06/analyzing-everyday-rhetoric-i-am-a-runner/
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That means I'm an athlete! I should get a prize!
Seriously though. . I really like this post!
Great food for thought...I never thought of myself as an athlete, yet according to that article, I am. Not sure that I believe that I'm an athlete...but it's something to think about.
This is awesome.
I think anyone out there, giving it there all is an athlete.
You are one and so am I!
I love title nine!! I only wish I could wear their clothes - they're so cute. (I say that knowing full well I probably could wear their clothes, but am too lazy to order and try them on.)
Great post. Something to think about.
Loved that! I am an athelete by those definitions too!
Lovelovelove This! I hadn't heard of Title Nine (well, not the catalog), so thanks for the link!
And yes, I am an athlete!
Very nice. Something to think about :)
As a marketing geek, that's REALLY good stuff. I wish more products made us think!
I am so definitely an athlete...
I'm the woman with asthma. Who lost 85 pounds and is learning to run.
I'm the woman who broke her ankle in 5 places, spend 3 months confined to bed, and 6 months learning to walk again. Who is walking 60 miles in October. Who walked 24 miles today.
I am the woman who will NOT give up, who will NOT give in, and who will NOT be told she can't do something.
I am so totally awesome today...
And sunburned.
And a little overdosed on stupid energy drinks. never. again. No. bad juju.
love the sentence about juggling commitments yet NOT forgetting those to self...
Thanks for the post, I needed to see that today! I am on my way to becoming an athlete again.
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