文档介绍：Lower Body Fat Means Better Performance(低脂肪意味着更美好的表现)
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1. These days, fashion models and pop stars are not the only people who have to watch their waistline. Football players who miss a few kicks and let their belly hanging out a little too much are likely to be attacked by rabid fans or even the president of a country1.
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latest football star to draw the attention of the "fat police" is Barcelona's Ronaldinho,26. Last Friday,a Spanish sports daily published two photos of the Brazilian star without his shirt. One was taken in November 2003; the other was taken this month. In the most recent one,the star's waistline seems to have a little extra padding2.
3. Another Spanish sports daily published similar before-and-after photos and argued that the star has "lost his explosiveness and velocity" and is “worn out". The cause, according to the news paper, is his poor physical fitness.
4. However,the player's coach, Frank Rijkaard,insists that he's satisfied with Ronaldinho's form and fitness. And after Barcelona's victory over Athletic Bibao on Sunday,Ronaldinho challenged photographers to take pictures of him when he took off his shirt.
5. "I don‘t have anything to hide," he said.
6. Fellow Brazilian Ronaldo,30,of Real Madrid,faced similar criticism before the 2006 World Cup. But the criticism didn‘e from a bunch of sports reporters: It came from the president of Br