It's fucked up that @imlatexgirl.bsky.social conspired to be friends for the over two decades necessary to be able to say the phrase "everyone loves the Sartha Thrace, she is a terrific athlete (pilot)" to Me.
we’ll know #SportsSky has really made it when we’re getting random midweek ex athlete posting beefs squashed by an even bigger celebrity
(US, Canada) A person who actively participates in physical sports, especially with great skill; a sportsperson.
“Any parent who willingly let their kid(s) be part of this macabre photo op should be reported to Children’s Services. Then again these are the parents that fear more a trans athlete on the kid’s soccer team than this violent porn fetitshist.”
“Ravens rookie punter Ryan Eckley has history of playing QB: “I begged for fakes at Michigan State. HS was the last time I played ‘real’ football, you know playing in the field… I'd love to run fakes. Throwing the ball, showing off my speed, I think I’m a pretty good athlete.””
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Finally!! A camp gay male athlete. "His flamboyance is not muted for acceptability; it is central to his presence." www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/m...
“What I meant: “professional athlete” What I said: “Star sport ambassador””
“The failed athlete to alt-right pipeline is undefeated. It sucks that the hardest part about loving baseball is baseball players being dinguses.”
“White House analysis also noted: “The president is 6’5”, his weight is ideal and his overalls health is that of an elite athlete half his age. Furthermore, in each cognitives test administered to Mr. Trump, he correctly identified the camel.”
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An exceptionally physically fit person.
She's the first athlete in her sport to obtain a corporate sponsor.
“New publication: An 11-Year-Old Athlete With Dynamic Stenosis of Coronary Artery Anomaly With Normal FFR-Dobutamine But Abnormal iFR-Dobutamine. Congratulations to the authors! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41906583/ #CVRCBern”
“I, for one, enjoy listening to smug intellectuals explain complicated topics. Their smugness is no different than a very boisterous athlete making a big play in a game. You'd be smug or cocky if you were as intelligent or talented as they are in their respective fields.”
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A participant in any of a group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking.
She's the first athlete in her sport to obtain a corporate sponsor.
“It's fucked up that @imlatexgirl.bsky.social conspired to be friends for the over two decades necessary to be able to say the phrase "everyone loves the Sartha Thrace, she is a terrific athlete (pilot)" to Me.”
“we’ll know #SportsSky has really made it when we’re getting random midweek ex athlete posting beefs squashed by an even bigger celebrity”
“Finally!! A camp gay male athlete. "His flamboyance is not muted for acceptability; it is central to his presence." www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/m...”
“Best You’ve Got #crossfit #fitness #athlete #exercise #motivation”
“Athlete takes on 10 Ironman triathlons in 10 days for mental health www.londondaily.news/london-urged... #news #london #londonnews”
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