Athletic Dreamer Gifts

The secret world of Polevaulters.

How to think and act like a professional cricketer.

'Reading, writing and arithmetic are important, son. Someday you might sign autographs for money.'

Football Fans

'They were hoping to gradually introduce him to the pro game, but injuries left them no choice.'

'Desert island cartoons - and you?'

"College basketball recruiters are after him."

"I wanted to be a baseball player 'til I found out they send you to the showers."

Sleepwalker on treadmill

"Mom, Mom, watch me!"

"Honey, I can't go to the gym today. I feel too out-of-shape."

'Wait!... I don't want to take Brady out right now. He's just getting into rhythm.'

"I'm less a role model than a cautionary tale."

Before getting a basketball scholarship, Jack worked at a pancake house.

Basketball

Enjoying a picnic at the rugby ground

Olympic Climate

'Follow this diet, and soon the temple of your soul will just be a small chapel.'

'Billy! Set your homework aside and get down here. There's another basketball recruiter here to see you.'

Midnight Basketball

Basketball.

'My long-range goal is to turn pro and lead the league in product endorsements.'

'Billy - no! Do not ask for his autograph. He'll lose his natural fear of fans, become a nuisance, and then he'll need to be tranquilized and relocated to Europe.'

'He followed me home, Mom. Can I sign him to a five-year, $80-million contract?..'

Baseball Dreams

James's Mayfair Gym - Punting Machine.

"I'm running away to join the W.N.B.A."

'Dad, are you sure this is building the right muscles for football?'

'This game is going to be a character-building experience.'

'...but you can't keep imagining you're going downhill!'

'He's got a good attitude, and he's tall. But he's got to get into the weight room.'

"I'm going to shoot some hoops with members of the Flat Earth Society."

"I have a whole closet full of running clothes I never wear."

Not The Real Me

"This is their way of reminding us how we're losing our best hope for Olympic Gold."