Sentence examples for athletes thinking from inspiring English sources

He also claimed the exposure of widespread Russian cheating would act as a deterrent to athletes thinking of taking performance-enhancing drugs.

Bolt, who will defend his 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay titles next month, also claimed the exposure of widespread Russian cheating would act as a deterrent to athletes thinking of taking performance-enhancing drugs.

"You have this mini world of different athletes, thinking: 'I wonder what that person does?'".

In Depth: What Are Endurance Athletes Thinking?

In order to catch these athletes, the International Olympic Committee IOCC) had to pull a fast one, lulling the athletes into thinking they would not be tested for the new drug and then moving in for the bust.

No one ever knows for certain what the athletes were thinking, and sometimes, neither do they.

Like a great golf swing where all thought about the swing is unconscious and all the athlete thinking about is a 3-foot area around the flag as a target, or a great jump shooter who is not only thinking about the net but a specific pinpoint area the player wants to see the ball go in over.

What am I supposed to do? Run 22?" Salazar said that as he watched Farah go down the home straight, he could see his athlete was thinking about his stride length: "'Get the foot down, get the foot down.' He is a great student," Salazar said.

Boxing, and sport in general can create powerful psychological elements that shape an athlete's thinking.

Any athlete who is thinking about cheating has to think that if he does, he might get caught.

It appears that Wheaties, the breakfast of champions, is now spending millions of dollars in an attempt to brainwash people -- specifically athletes -- into thinking a bowl of sugar is good and will enhance athletic performance.