#1: Yummy Bods
Not all sports are equal in this regard. Think chess. Not that there's anything wrong with chess-players. I actually happen to have a thing for them, and I've written a romcom novella whose hero plays chess for a living. You can sign up for my newsletter and get a free copy here.
In my humble opinion, swimming gives men the very best body shape of all. It flatters even the pear-shaped ones.
But the lucky guys who start out V-shaped? They turn into something out of this world.
Exactly like the three French water-polo players on the covers of my Playing to Win series.
Not all sports are equal in this regard. Think chess. Not that there's anything wrong with chess-players. I actually happen to have a thing for them, and I've written a romcom novella whose hero plays chess for a living. You can sign up for my newsletter and get a free copy here.
In my humble opinion, swimming gives men the very best body shape of all. It flatters even the pear-shaped ones.
But the lucky guys who start out V-shaped? They turn into something out of this world.
Exactly like the three French water-polo players on the covers of my Playing to Win series.
#2: Drive
Athletes share this trait with another beloved romance hero, the wealthy businessman. Top-level athletes are just as smart and driven as the next billionaire. And that combination? We love it.
#3: Discipline and sacrifice
Athletes are men of action. A good athlete doesn’t second-guess himself and doesn’t give up when things get tough, much like a good soldier. His mission is to succeed or help his team succeed, and he gives it everything he’s got. And that, my friends, is sexy.
#4: Team spirit
Even in solitary sports like running or wrestling, athletes from the same country pull together during world championships and the Olympic Games. But in team sports the collective energy of a band of hunks working in perfect sync is almost palpable. It’s contagious. Their defeats dampen our spirits. Their victories lift us up. They inspire us. And they remind us that the sky really is the limit for those who dare to dream.
Those four qualities are precisely why I had such fun writing my Playing to Win sports romance series. Each book follows one of those driven, disciplined, ridiculously fit athletes as he meets the woman who turns his world upside down.
Would you agree with my points above?
Athletes share this trait with another beloved romance hero, the wealthy businessman. Top-level athletes are just as smart and driven as the next billionaire. And that combination? We love it.
#3: Discipline and sacrifice
Athletes are men of action. A good athlete doesn’t second-guess himself and doesn’t give up when things get tough, much like a good soldier. His mission is to succeed or help his team succeed, and he gives it everything he’s got. And that, my friends, is sexy.
#4: Team spirit
Even in solitary sports like running or wrestling, athletes from the same country pull together during world championships and the Olympic Games. But in team sports the collective energy of a band of hunks working in perfect sync is almost palpable. It’s contagious. Their defeats dampen our spirits. Their victories lift us up. They inspire us. And they remind us that the sky really is the limit for those who dare to dream.
Those four qualities are precisely why I had such fun writing my Playing to Win sports romance series. Each book follows one of those driven, disciplined, ridiculously fit athletes as he meets the woman who turns his world upside down.
Would you agree with my points above?
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