The world of sports is largely glamorised. People don’t really understand what it takes to present the performance or body that we simply watch on TV.
High-level sports, on the other hand, is considerably stranger than you may think, and we have photographs to prove it.
1. Size difference between Simone Biles and a US Volleyball player David Lee
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2. An X-Ray of a Ggymnast performing an exercise
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3. Simone Biles throwing the first pitch for the Houston Astro’s
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4. Ex-world champion Cyclist Janez Brajkovic’s leg after a race
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5. Olympic rower’s hands
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6. George Hincapie’s legs after the Tour De France Race
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7. In 2009 J.R. Celski sliced through his entire left quadriceps with his right skate blade at the U.S. Olympic trials
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8. Hungarian weightlifter Janos Baranyai’s right arm gave in, ripping apart ligaments and muscle under the weight
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9. Thigh muscles of German cyclist Robert Forstemann and New Zealand cyclist Greg Henderson
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10. British synchronized swimmer Olivia Federici stretching
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11. Annemiek Van Vleuten crashes while leading Rio 2016 Road Race
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12. Hands of Gymnast Ellie Black
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13. Dutch Track Cyclist Laurine Van Riessen Riding The Wall Of The Track At The Rio Olympics
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14. Dutch Gymnasts
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15. Athlete Devin Logan got her knee cleaned up after skiing in pain for years
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16. Cyclist Janez Brajkovič’s legs
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17. Anything possible with Usain Bolt right?
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18. Olympic cyclist Robert Forstemann (right) shows off freakish 74 cm thighs
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19. When you spend every day on a bike vs. When you retire and ride casually
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20. Michael Phelps after Cupping Therapy
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21. Acrobatic Gymnastics elite and level 10 training camp at Karolyis Olympic training site
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22. Alexandra Raisman is not the only gymnast who sometimes watches TV like this
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23. The hands of Olympic swimming champion Van Der Weijden after a 163km swim
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24. Leg muscles of the first perfect 10 in olympic history, at age 14. Nadia comaneci
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25. It may look easy on TV, but just a reminder of what the Ski jumpers are staring at. View from the top of the Olympic ski jump in Sochi, Russia
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26. After blazing up the track I take it with me
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