[Mr. Right]

I agree. True athletes play more than one sport.

Being an athlete doesn't mean you play all sports or more than one sport.

Being an athlete is about being athletic. How high could these guys jump? How fast could they run? How strong were they?

Some of the best athletes I have ever seen never played any sports. But they were athletes. They just chose not to participate in extra-curricular activities.

If you rate athletes the way some you guys do, then the worst athlete in the school who "participates" in football, basketball, and baseball would be considered a better athlete than the star basketball player who chose to focus on one sport.

Point being this......Participation does not equal Athletic ability.