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C-H-O-O-S-E DAY

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Hi There I love this week's options! On that note.... Any options you might want to add?  I want to make a choice between being happy and being content.  Is there a difference or are they the same?  Let us go to Google for help. happy Dictionary result for happy /ˈhapi/ adjective adjective: happy; comparative adjective: happier; superlative adjective: happiest; suffix: -happy 1. feeling or showing pleasure or contentment. "Melissa came in looking happy and excited" synonyms: contented ,  content ,  cheerful ,  cheery ,  merry ,  joyful ,  jovial ,  jolly ,  joking ,  jocular ,  gleeful ,  carefree ,  untroubled ,  delighted ,  smiling ,  beaming ,  grinning ,  glowing ,  satisfied , gratified,  buoyant ,  radiant ,  sunny ,  blithe ,  joyous ,  beatific ,  blessed ;  More antonyms: sad having a sense of trust and confidence in (a person, arrangement, or situation). "he was not hap

The Difference Between Amateur And Champion/Olympian

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Hi There  I am a Sport Scientist.  I work with athletes and I have had the honor of interning in the National Rowing Program. I have learned and watched in awe how these Athletes work and strive for gold.  I identify myself as a Sport Scientist and it is where my love and knowledge of movement starts.But foremost, I value the human being and everything we are and can achieve in our very small capacity. I believe this makes me different than most other Sport Scientists.To me the human spirit and attitude can against all odds help us perform and achieve more than what "papers", "data" and even "statistics" show us is possible.I believe this. That said I always tell my athletes that being an athlete is not normal. You are either normal or your an athlete. You can not be both. If you want to read more on why I say this click here .  There is a reason why being the CHAMPION/OLYMPIAN is a BIG deal. I mean if it was easy, believe me I would not be the s

What It Takes To Call Yourself An Athlete

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Hi There Not everyone can be an athlete or even wants to be an athlete. Now for some clarification. When I talk about Athlete I am referring to a person training for a sport and competing on an international level or at least trying to get in to the international scene, but nationally he/she is on top of the ranks.They are professionals. Before I get into trouble people participating in sport, but that are not as the above mentioned, are amateur athletes and there is nothing with that. They are the people that keep the sport and passion alive. In their pool the Pro athletes emerges.  An Athlete is not a normal person. An Athlete does not eat, sleep, train the same as a normal person. They push their bodies to where normal people usually get uncomfortable and stop. They do this in a controlled fashion and with help from their coaches and sport scientists, sport doctors and physio's. Their whole life revolves around training, training to win, be the best. They eat to tra