… He was frail child, but during his life he grew to become an accomplished skier, diver, gymnast, and boxer. While being a nurse in England during World War I for his German citizenship, he designed exercise apparatus for immobilized patients by attachi…

… can be a very complex sport. In American Boxing there is only one way to score, and that is to strike your opponent with the front side of your boxing glove. This is called a punch. Punches can be broken down into two categories. Straight punches…

… to refer to one or several sumo wrestlers. The most notable feature of the sumotori is their weight, which ranges from 287 pounds(130 kg) to more than 441 pounds (200 kg). Great weight gives a low center of gravity, which aids the sumotori…

… physical activity for thirty-four miles in one day…lasting anywhere from two to eight hours…earning icy hair, tear-filled eyes, and stab wounds from poles…developing wet socks and runny noses…digging down to every last bit of energy hill after hill,…

… on the sports. In the Austin American Statesman of Austin, Texas the sports section is the third section after the main news section and Metro and State (Statesman C1). Athletic games are presented at an early age. Many schools require the students…

… baseball field I was awed by its size. Before I had the privilege to play on this new gigantic field I was restricted to playing on smaller, more generic fields. At the age thirteen I made the move to this enormous field. Being able to play…

… Thinking, W.H. Werkmeister states, “Men’s control over the forces of nature ha become possible only because his intelligence and understanding have enabled him to run to his own advantage what otherwise might have destroyed him” (15). On the contrary,…

… to began in Greece 776 BC B. Hercules founder of games C. Statue dedicated to Zeus of Zeus D. Statue of Zeus made of ivory and gold E. Took place in Olympia in Elis F. First event 200 yard dash II. Introduction A. Aim is to jump and…

… at the list of words there were to choose from on character, I was dumbfounded. There were twenty-seven values to choose from, all of them equally important. So after reviewing the list three or four times and getting the personal opinion of others,…

… of all time emerged from the small town of French Lick, Indiana. With a population of 2,059 people, around 1,600 of them came to watch the Valley High basketball games, especially the blond-haired shooting whiz with a funny smile named Larry Joe Bird.…