List Of Michigan Sports Figures
This is a list of athletes, coaches, managers and Referee, officials who were born or raised in the state of Michigan, categorized by their most prominent sport and alphabetized. Baseball A–L * Jim Abbott, pitcher born with one hand who played for four MLB teams, threw no-hitter for New York Yankees (born in Southfield, Michigan, Southfield; raised in Flint, Michigan, Flint) * Bill Allington, manager of minor-league teams and women's baseball's Rockford Peaches (born in St. Clair County, Michigan, St. Clair County) * Joe Altobelli, MLB player, manager of 1983 World Series champion Baltimore Orioles (born in Detroit) * Billy Ashley, outfielder for Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox (born in Trenton, Michigan, Trenton) * Paul Assenmacher, pitcher for Cleveland Indians (born in Detroit, played for Aquinas College (Michigan), Aquinas College in Grand Rapids) * Steve Avery (baseball), Steve Avery, pitcher for 1995 World Series champion Atlanta Braves (born in Trenton, Michigan, T ...
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Athlete
An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-developed physiques obtained by extensive physical training and strict exercise accompanied by a strict dietary regimen. Definitions The word "athlete" is a romanization of the el, άθλητὴς, ''athlētēs'', one who participates in a contest; from ἄθλος, ''áthlos'' or ἄθλον, ''áthlon'', a contest or feat. The primary definition of "sportsman" according to Webster's ''Third Unabridged Dictionary'' (1960) is, "a person who is active in sports: as (a): one who engages in the sports of the field and especially in hunting or fishing." Physiology Athletes involved in isotonic exercises have an increased mean left ventricular end-diastolic volume and are less likely to be depressed. Due to their strenuous physical activities, ...
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