Does the title of this article give you pause? The term may strike some as paradoxical. Does it pique your curiosity about who an athletic musician is and how such an identity can be possible? Usually, when we think about athletes or musicians, we consider them separate people. Our minds quickly categorize them into their own distinctive disciplines, and thoughts of celebrity athletes or famous musicians may even come to mind. It seems rare to consider an individual who repre

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