sportsperson

Example Sentences

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So his remarks after the race have to be seen for what they are - the sort of thing every sportsperson says when they know what's possible, but they also know that the best way to achieve it is to ignore the ambition, and think only of the method of getting them to it.

From BBC

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

Coach Deion Sanders is Sports Illustrated’s Sportsperson of the Year despite a 4-8 record in his first season at Colorado.

From Los Angeles Times

Albon says having a professional sportsperson as a girlfriend has an important impact on his racing "in many ways".

From BBC

But McCullum said the all-rounder is "the most ruthless" sportsperson he has ever met.

From BBC