What are the abilities that a (1. PROFESSION)______ sports person needs? To guarantee that opponents can be (2. COME)______, speed, stamina and agility are essential, not to mention outstanding natural talent. Both a rigorous and comprehensive (3. FIT)______ regime and highly nutritious diet are vital for top-level performance. It is carbohydrates, rather than proteins and fat, that provides athletes with the (4. ENDURE)______they need to compete. This means that pasta is more (5. BENEFIT)______than eggs or meat. Such a diet (6. ABLE)______ them to move very (7. ENERGY)_______ when required. (8. FAIL)______ to follow a (9. SENSE)______ diet can result in the (10. ABLE)______ to maintain stamina.
Regular training to increase muscular (11. STRONG)______ is also a vital part of a professional's regime, and this is (12. TYPE) ______done by exercising with weights. Sports people are prone to injury but a quality training regime can ensure that the (13. SEVERE)______ of these can be (14. MINIMUM)______.