Athlete
An
athlete is a person who has above average
physical skills (
strength,
agility, and
endurance) and is thus suitable for physical activities, in particular, contests. An ancient
Greek word for "contest" was
athlos, and those competing in the games were called athletes.
In more specific settings, an athlete is one who participates in competitive events such as
professional sports. In
British English this is often limited to
athletics.
The word can also, although less often, refer to a mental, instead of physical, competitor or possessor of skills.Athletes can play many sports and they're not all the same shape and size.
