1.   Self-control and maturity are necessary for success as a pro athlete, because athletic ability is fairly constant at this level.

2.   Among the prerequisites for being a pro athlete is having the ability to become deaf on the road.

3.   And in this day of pro athlete strikes and disgruntled fans, there was something refreshing about that.

4.   And religion is not just spreading among pro athletes.

5.   And top pro athletes have always been entertainers.

6.   Are pro athletes held to unfair standards?

7.   Apparently, far too many pro athletes play the game of sex with the same reflexive abandonment they apply to their sports.

8.   As companies get increasingly desperate, their market worth may even come to rival that of pro athletes.

9.   As Jesus, Milwaukee Bucks guard Ray Allen delivers nothing less than the best performance ever put on film by a pro athlete.

10.   As lurid accusations about pro athletes have dribbled out of the Gold Club trial for days, most of the sports stars have stayed quiet.