BNB October Siggy Challenge!

braveangel2

I'm sorry this is late!

Fall...pumpkins, spiced lattes, warm-weather clothes and...football! So in sporting spirit, October's signature challenge is:

An Althete whose name you love

The rules...

*any sport, past or present
*any country (but we'd love a link to learn more)

I'd love to see why everyone chose what they did - please share!

Please PIP in this post so we can all admire! To add an image to your siggy, use this code:

<img src="TINY PIC CODE HERE" width=250>

Adjust width, as desired.

To add text or links to your siggy, refer to this thread:

https://community.thebump.com/cs/ks/forums/thread/45817353.aspx

Past Challenges: September, July, June, May, April, March, February, January, December, November and October

braveangel2

"Born Angelo Siciliano in Acri, Calabria, Italy, he and his mother emigrated to the United States in 1904. He grew up in Brooklyn a sickly child. As a teen, he had sand kicked in his face by a lifeguard at Coney Island and resolved to improve his health and physique. Using a system of isometric exercises, which he later dubbed "Dynamic Tension," he built up his body, winning a "Most Perfectly Developed Man" contest at Madison Square Garden in 1922. He had doubled his weight, his chest was an impressive 54? inches and his biceps measured 17 inches, measurements he maintained for the rest of his life. Friends said that he resembled a statue of Atlas and the name stuck. He legally changed his name to Charles Atlas." - findagrave.com

Charles Altas and Arnold Schwarzenegger were the two names I learned of in bodybuilding when I was younger. I love the combination of the classic with the ancient, and I'll even forgive him for tossing aside his name that has my name in it.

HappyMrsK

I chose Evan Longoria from the Tampa Bay Rays. Mainly because not only do I love the name Evan, but also he plays for my home team!

Southern-Yankee

Of course Photobucket.com won't cooperate with me today.  It won't upload any of my pictures of Jacoby Ellsbury from the Boston Red Sox.  I love his name because I've always liked Jacob but (even though I'm not a fan of random y's) I thought it gave it a different spin on the name without being crazy unique.  DH shot down both Jacob and Jacoby because he works with a high and mighty jerk named Jacob.  :-(

Southern-Yankee

P.S.  I thought it was funny that this is this months siggy.  I just suggested this name to someone on the Jacob post last night!

Emiliana7

I chose Anna (Kournikova) because I love the name Anna and I think she's very pretty and wears the name well. Even if she's better at looking pretty than playing tennis.

PrincessFiona9

I chose Julian Edelman because he plays for my team (the Patriots) and he is HOTTT. I have also loved the name Julian since Big Daddy came out years ago

Julian Francis Edelman (born May 22, 1986) is a wide receiver for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Patriots in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft.

 

ObLaDi

Apollo is my #1 guilty pleasure name.

Didn't realize until just now that Ohno's is spelled differently. According to wikipedia 'his father chose to name his son Apolo after the Greek words "Ap," which means to "steer away from" and "lo," which means "look out; here he comes." '