Word: athleticism
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Elite athletes talk a lot about being in the zone, that magical place where mind and body work in perfect synch and movements seem to flow without conscious effort. Major-league pitchers, NBA stars, pro golfers and Olympic hopefuls dedicate their careers to the search for this elusive feeling, devoting...
Athletes in the throes of a slump will swear that it came all of a sudden, out of nowhere. But psychologists say the episodes are less mysterious than they seem. They usually stem from a failure to prepare mentally for the pressure of athletic competition. "Training is about strengthening the...
An undersized Crimson frontcourt—junior center Brian Cusworth remains sidelined with a fractured hand—looked all the more mortal in the face of athletic, aggressive Mustang forwards who ruled the glass and the low block in the first half. SMU (6-4) tallied 18 points in...
“Certainly Conference USA bodies are different than the bodies we’ve seen up to this point,” Harvard head coach Frank Sullivan said. “I think there's always an educational process for the players, trying to figure out how big...
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass.—Boston College put on a spectacular aerial show on Thursday night for 7,149 fans at Conte Forum, while the Harvard men's basketball team was unable to even attain liftoff.In a display of superior athleticism that included alley-oops, breakaway dunks and a bevy of baskets from long range, the Eagles (8-2) ran away from an overmatched Harvard squad by a score of 89-55."It's probably the best forty minutes we've had all season," BC coach Al Skinner said. "We've won some ballgames, but we haven't played...