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“In all of nature structure determines function. Yet many people consider the marathoner and football linebacker all to be just one composite human being, an athlete. The body must be used to determine its role in sport. 'My aim is to develop every individual according to his best potential, protect him from false ambition, the desire to be someone he never can be and, more important, never should be.'”

Quote by William Herbert Sheldon

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William Herbert Sheldon

William Herbert Sheldon was a renowned psychologist, born on November 19, 1898, and died on September 17, 1977. He is best known for his somatotype theory, which attempts to explain personality and behavior through physical body type. more

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