Agassi came into the first major tournament of the year in excellent shape after a rigorous off-season workout regimen.
In an effort to turn his career around after he was released in 2010 by the Braves, Cabrera began rigorous off-season workouts with Rodriguez in Miami.
"It takes time to figure out your way to get it done," said Toomer, who committed himself to a rigorous off-season conditioning program before the 1999 season.
Kaplan said Camby planned to go through a rigorous off-season weight- and cardio-training program to strengthen his body against injury.
But the rigorous off-ice preparation proved only a blueprint for the reality of filming over 14 weeks in rinks in Vancouver, British Columbia.
But from the beginning of last year through Thursday, after being prodded into more rigorous off-season workouts by Alex Rodriguez, his mentor and friend and former teammate, Cabrera had accumulated more hits, 288, than anyone in baseball.
Rison, a 12-year National Football League veteran, who slumped last year and underwent a rigorous off-season training program, was released as part of the team's youth movement at wide receiver.
The Sequoia, which comes in three trim levels, also offers full-time 4-wheel drive with a transfer case that includes a low gear range for rigorous off-roading.
These same athletes have rigid in-season demands on their time, and now participate in rigorous off-season training programs and have the double burden of academics.
Olowokandi had missed most of training camp because of what was originally termed tendinitis, thought to have been brought on by a rigorous off-season workout routine.
Tallman and Mosiello, The Times' Orange County Coaches of the Year, did it by instilling in their players a philosophy that demanded rigorous off-season workouts and an unyielding belief in one's abilities.
