- but nearly all top-level athletes have stories like this to tell.

When Yegorova was developing her skills, top-level athletes were guaranteed a comfortable existence by the state.

Why don't more top-level athletes improve a noticeable weakness in their game?

Sports psychologists say that visualization need not be for top-level competitive athletes only.

"The desire to win and the hunger to get there are the intangibles that are most important in top-level athletes," he said.

Doping cases involving two top-level international athletes emerged four days before the opening of the Games.

By doing that, we are sure to end up with some top-level athletes.

Everyone could participate in them - from ordinary people to top-level athletes.

Goal-setting is used by top-level athletes, successful business-people and achievers in all fields.

"These are top-level athletes that have been fingered."