Her business resume is almost as impressive as her athletic one.

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My father, so thin and athletic, looked almost frail with shock, while my mother, whose beauty was still remarkable, and who was known on the reservation for her silence and reserve, had left off her characteristic gravity.

NEWYORKER: The Reptile Garden

Known as "Blade Runner" for his carbon-fiber prostheses, Mr. Pistorius's story of athletic accomplishment after adversity achieved almost folklore status in his native South Africa.

WSJ: South African Track Star Disputes Murder Charge

The Thunder is the league's most athletic team, and yet it was helpless: After almost 10 minutes of this domination, it resorted to a variant of the old hack-a-Shaq tactic, repeatedly fouling the Spurs' Tiago Splitter (a shaky free-throw shooter) to slow the game down.

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