Which animal, real or mythological, most closely represents: sports, athletics?

What sport(s)?

Golden Eagle.They kick some butt ;)

We will cover all sports.

… all amateur sports, specifically.

I like the golden eagle idea.

A giant statue of Vince Lombardi

The mythical guy with the wings on his heels would also work.

How about the Thompson Gazelle? ;)

@lucillelucillelucille did you go to Southern? Golden Eagles

I like Rebels! Or the Black Bear! loll you would have to be a Rebel to understand the loll!

@Cruiser Sure, the lunch meat of the plains would make a good mascot.

@BoBo1946 No.I went to art school.We were the “Starving Artists” XD—Represented by a velvet Elvis ;)

oh… thought you were a Golden Eagle… and you are! Flying high in the sky!

@Adirondackwannabe: Good idea but he is already taken by the medical profession (and is also the god of archery – rim shot).

“Mercury/ Hermes”: http://www.wordsources.info/mercury.html

Manbearpig.

Phoenix rising from the flames always works well. Displayed on a fair few football (soccer) teams club crests.

There is a lot of cool Olympic art from ancient Greece and Rome
http://cdn.10dailythings.com/images/first_olympic_5.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Greek_statue_discus_thrower_2_century_aC.jpg
http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/olympic-torch-greece.jpg
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/greeks/images/gal_grk_oly_running.jpg
http://cdn.wn.com/pd/6a/18/b5825951575b483687f9be331bd2_grande.jpg

The Greek goddess of Victory would be good but she’s kinda taken. (It’s Nike)

The Badger. Fierce and competitive.

I think that the lines of the logo are perhaps more important than the animal. A squirrel is an amazingly agile animal but just would not cut it as a sports logo! I have found this site which seems to be a japanese artist and I love the horse paintings. Page 7 , Horse Leaping, is particularly stylish. I know that you obviously cannot just use the artist’s work because of copyright, but either getting permission or coming up with your own along those lines could work. Good Luck.
http://moonsgallery.com/horses_07.html

I now apologise to Homoon “Wollock” Chung Youn – a wonderful Chinese artist. I have only just discovered her in my search for an answer to your question and have now taken the time to read about her. Not Japanese after all, sorry.

Sagittarius