sportsman

Decades before coaches began to insist their players be 'multi-dimensional' cricketers rather than only contributing in one facet of the game, Sobers was the ultimate all-round sportsman.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Former Manchester United and England star David Beckham has become Britain's first billionaire sportsman, according to the 2026 Sunday Times Rich List.

From Barron's ● May 15, 2026

“A lot of people paint me as a moderate because I’m a sportsman and I have a deer rifle and I go duck hunting and stuff like that.”

From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2025

Uganda’s Idi Amin tried to use boxing and his image as a sportsman to build popularity and distract from his regime’s repression in the 1970s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2025

“Your mitt was lost. It’s terrible, but it wasn’t anyone’s fault. A good sportsman would play no matter what.”

From "The Missing Mitt (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #2)" by Franklin W. Dixon

What stood out to me while reading both articles is that both sportsmen are righteous, grateful people who honor their parents in meaningful ways.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026

Heraskevych insisted he would continue to wear the helmet, which carries pictures of Ukrainian sportsmen and women killed since Russian forces invaded Ukraine in 2022, during the men's skeleton heats on Thursday.

From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026

Among the sportsmen and women recognised in the New Year honours were Olympic gold medalist Rhys McClenaghan from Newtownards.

From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2025

Classed as an eating disorder and serious mental health condition by the NHS, anorexia is often associated with young women - not former professional sportsmen in their 30s.

From BBC ● May 13, 2025

Even today, fine footballers and baseball players and runners and all other great sportsmen are much admired by the general public and advertisers use them to sell breakfast cereals.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl