sportsperson

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Mary is not the first sportsperson to release an autobiography that criticises others or has a perspective on how they feel they've been treated.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2025

Speak to an injured sportsperson and they will often tell you there are positives to their enforced absence – a chance to reset, to get in the gym and spend time with family.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2025

The 37-year-old will be unusual among participants as she is still an active professional sportsperson, playing for AC Milan in the women's Serie A.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2025

"Sometimes, as a sportsperson, that's just the motivation you need."

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2023

To capture recurrent patterns characteristic of high efficiency performance and to emulate or improve them, adapt them to the type of sportsperson prepared for a certain contest, becomes part of the broader experience.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai