While trying to knock roughly three birds out with one stone, I started to think of ideas for new things to write about on Bleacher Report.
It is not going well, let us just say it is a losing battle.
As it seems those three metaphorical birds are manifesting themselves in the forms of either writer's block, college English papers, or just overall sheer laziness.
These three metaphorical birds just knock me out.
So I decided to get back at those three birds out with a metaphor strewn.
A sociological and anthropological look at what makes an athlete an athlete. BONUS!
It's in the form of a poem. Enjoy.
The poem is at the end of my philosophical explanation.
If this doesn't rhyme, oh well. I was busy writing a paper and needed some inspiration.
The Who have a famous song by the name of "Who Are You?"
The title of the song is my question: Who are you?
A question that not only we all ask ourselves, but athletes ask themselves.
What defines an athlete?
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary defines an athlete as a person who is trained or skilled in exercises, sports, or games requiring physical strength, agility, and stamina.
But there is much more than the physical strength and the rest of the physical attributes.
An athlete is a warrior, and every game, match, series, and tournament is a battle.
To be an athlete not just requires physical skill and training, but mental training as well. An athlete's constitution is approximately 70 percent mental and 30 percent physical.
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