Each Olympian in the photographs shows definite attributes of physical fitness. Society’s general depiction of an athlete varies, but it is usually one with muscles all pumped up or having low body fat. My expectation of an Olympic athlete, however, is one that is not all huge and pumped up but rather has an efficient body size that uses all bodily muscles to best accomplish the task of the event. Efficiency is necessary because an athlete that does track, for example, cannot weigh 250 pounds of fat and muscle. The track athlete must be strong but light and appear

Each athlete has a facial expression of an intensity to succeed, to be confident, and to remain calm that is characteristic of an Olympic competitor. The photographs of Dennis Mitchell and Lily Yip show their focus to win through their faces. Each one, in the midst of doing the event, has a look of intensity in his or her eye. It is necessary for a participant of the Games to be focused and determined to be able to succeed in his or her sport. Also, Jackie Joyner – Kersee and Gwen Torrence both have the look of confidence but are calm at the same time. During baseball, it has always been an important thing for me to have a mindset of being calm but also having confidence. The photographs have captured the look that is present in these two athletes as they prepare to do their event. Just by looking at a competitor, it is possible to tell what type of mindset that person is in. Even though participating in the Olympics can be imagined to be very stressful, these athletes show in their facial expressions that they understand the stress and are striving to conquer it.

The positions in which the athletes are posed show the experience necessary to be in the Olympic games. Each athlete demonstrates their knowledge and experience of his or her event that not many other people can do as well as the

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