The bobsled federation also realized that without consistency in its attack, the big-name athletes weren't helping as much as had been hoped.

Neither a big-name athlete nor a film star or an anchorman, he's not much bothered by autograph-seekers in airport terminals or restaurants.

Whack away at the midsection often enough, and the big-name athletes will have trouble getting their fix.

"It's that little extra cachet," said Kevin Fong, a venture capitalist with the Mayfield Fund who hopes big-name athletes will give an advantage to the companies he has helped foster.

More big-name athletes will have their reputations tarnished.

Many of Cristy's classmates were writing about their parents, or big-name athletes.

Herschel Walker is the last remaining big-name athlete with a chance at making the Olympic bobsled team.

Finally Jim Thorpe, the first big-name athlete to play pro football, began his pro tenure with the 1915 Canton Bulldogs.

Some, like the diver Guo Jingjing, 26, are already big-name athletes who solidified their reputations during these Games.

I'm sure the big-name athletes will compete during prime time.