1.   As has long been known, the extensive training of an elite athlete molds the body to fit the demands of a given sport.

2.   ATLANTA - Only a handful of elite athletes come to college and dominate from the minute their first season begins.

3.   Because knowledge of HIV is limited, no doctor is certain about its consequences on such an elite athlete.

4.   Bill Orr, the L.A. Marathon elite athlete coordinator, said problems attracting the top runners this year has been compounded by the Sydney Olympics.

5.   Boguinskaia blames the early behavior on her competitiveness and on a Soviet system that demanded that its elite athletes win.

6.   Ahead of them was a single row of elite athletes who would lead the race.

7.   But even these scenarios are speculative, and likely would not affect the performance of any but the most elite athlete.

8.   But his path to wealth in the United States has been complicated by a Chinese government straining to retain control of its elite athletes.

9.   But like elite athletes in any sport, the best baseball players tend to do whatever they can to increase their strength and durability.

10.   But otherwise he has little to do but sit and wait, an uncomfortable sensation for an elite athlete.