An athlete was a person who competed in sports. Having a greater lung capacity was an advantage for those with an interest in athletics. (VOY: "Lineage") Upon violating the rules of a game, athletes were held in penalty boxes for short intervals. (TNG: "Hide and Q") Some athletes also had nicknames, such as Jake "The Slider" Sisko. (DS9: "Take Me Out to the Holosuite") To distract him, Kasidy Yates told Ryan, a security guard at the casino, he had the body of an athlete. (DS9: "Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang") Icheb used to be quite an athlete according to his father, Leucon. (VOY: "Child's Play") The IDW comic "Bones" showed a young Leonard McCoy dreaming of being a pro basketball player when he grew up. Known athletes See: Athletes External link Athlete at Wikipedia Retrieved from "https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Athlete?oldid=2421419" Categories: Sports occupations Community content is available under CC-BY-NC unless otherwise noted.