Ross Butler

When I started acting, one of the first things I learned was - especially in Hollywood - was branding. I'm a tall guy. I'm like, 'Yeah, that's probably going to be my foot in the door,' because that's my impression on everybody. I'm an athletic guy, and I think, because I grew up disliking jocks so much, that became, like, the character for me.

American Actor

Zoe Bell

As a stunt woman, I took it upon myself to be a bit of a jock about it. So you wouldn't see me vulnerable, you wouldn't see me hurting or sad because I was there as a professional to do my job. Nobody likes to see a girl get hurt - that's the truth of it - so I had to put them at ease so they would let me do my job.

New Zealander Actress

D. B. Sweeney

I had a teacher senior year in high school. He was a theater teacher, and he basically was a little bit like 'High School Musical.' He kind of encouraged the jocks to get involved with the plays. I did it as kind of a senior year lark.

Charlamagne tha God

I just remember saying to myself, 'I want to be a super jock.' I don't want to be just some radio personality in some town somewhere doing the time and temperature and the latest song.

American Entertainer

Patti Hansen

Everyone thinks I'm this jock of a woman, but I didn't play any sports. I didn't even let my kids play baseball because I was afraid they were going to get hit by balls.

American Actress

Justin Lin

When I was growing up, the honor role kids were picked on by the jocks. And those kids said, 'You know, 15 years from now, I'm going to be their boss and own them.

American Director

Nicholas Brendon

I played baseball in college but I didn't identify with the jocks, I was in my own little world .

Tom Holland

Bullies now aren't just jocks. They're rich kids in the nice cars with the fancy clothes.

English Actor

Joel Silver

I swam a little bit in high school but I wasn't a jock.

American Producer

Noah Centineo

Refers to someone passionately involved in sports, often playing competitively.

Sports Enthusiast

A 'jock' doesn't have to be a professional athlete; amateurs can be 'jocks' too.

Not Always Professional

'Jock' is often associated with popular athletes in North American high schools.

School Popularity

'Dumb jock' is a stereotype that may not reflect reality; it often unfairly suggests athletes lack intelligence.

Cultural Stereotype

Phrases like 'brainy jock' or 'nerdy jock' challenge the typical 'jock' stereotype.

Contrasting Attributes

In this context, 'jock' is a specific type of athletic support, mainly used by males.

Protective Gear

Some sports, like cricket or American football, traditionally require wearing a jock for safety.

Sport Specific

'Jock' as a nickname for John is similar to how 'Bob' is short for Robert.

Scottish Nickname

Using 'Jock' to address someone named John is informal and friendly.

Casual Use

 The bad ones have information overload. That determines good teams from bad. And now, your I.T. department is just as important as your scouting department, and data-mining is not for nerds anymore. It's also for jocks. Who knew? What would that look like on the field? Well, imagine you're the quarterback.

Chris Kluwe: How...

 months and then I went into geology rocks for jocks this is easy then I found ROTC I found something that I did well in something that I love doing and I found a group of youngsters like me who felt the same way and so my whole life then was dedicated to rotc in the

Kids need structure -...

 that point in time he stood for something and standing for something it's really important no we're not gonna tolerate homophobia no more jock yes we're feminists you're very