"I will never forget the noise the crowd made when I competed last August".
As the Mets competed last October, Martínez was a bystander with his surgically repaired shoulder in a sling.
For Hendrickson, who competed last May in the "static apnea" (that is, motionless breath-hold) category of a weeklong free-diving competition called Deja Blue, the challenge became increasingly psychological as the seconds ticked on and the spasms escalated.
"I'll never forget the noise the crowd made when I competed last August and know that the draw of the stadium and the great line-up of athletes will fill the stands and make it another incredible occasion.
Has the world's No. 1 player, who has not competed since last month's Masters, become a couch potato?
In Ohio, two legislators about to lose their seats to the eight-year limit -- Pat Tiberi, majority leader of the Ohio House, and State Senator Eugene Watts -- competed this month in a rousing Republican primary to replace Representative John R. Kasich, who is retiring from Congress.
He did not compete last month because he was recuperating from a foot injury.
Gay had not competed since May because of a hamstring injury.
Compares Maier and Eberharter, who competed this past October, in Solden, Austria, with 80 other skiers, at the opening race (a giant slalom) of the World Cup season.
Williams has won Wimbledon four times, and her older sister Venus Williams, a five-time Wimbledon champion who has not competed since January because of a hip-flexor problem, is also expected to return for the grass-court season and attempt to play at Wimbledon.
The 2009 world champion, 33, has not competed since June and officials are trying confirm whether he is fit for the Games.
