There are many virtuous athletes. One example is Mike Piazza, who played Baseball for the Dodger, Athletics, Padres, and Marlins. Piazza is a devout Catholic who often attends daily mass and is known amongst his companions, both on and off the field, for his strong faith.
Another example is James Laurinaitis, who was formerly a football player for the Ohio State Buckeyes. He spoke at a conference in Columbus, alongside several other OSU players, about his faith. "Having faith in God gives me confidence in all the things that I face in life." - James Laurinaitis
Tim Tibow, a former Florida gator, was often seen sporting bible verses on his eye black. He also participated in a pro-life commerical during the Super Bowl.
Whether on the field, or off, all of these athletes as well as others such as David Eckstein and Jeff Suppan, try to live good and moral lives.
Hursthouse believes that a virtuous person would never:
The Latin root virtus means good a virtuous person is most likely a person who acts well.
The Latin root virtus means good a virtuous person is most likely a person who acts well.
A virtuous person is one who has the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong. A person who loves his neighbor is said to be virtuous person. A person who tells the truth, is friendly and happy is said to have virtuous qualities,
Vertious is a common misspelling of the word virtuous. A person who has high moral standards is considered virtuous. Some synonyms for virtuous are pure, good, ethical, and principled.
A virtuous person is someone who consistently demonstrates qualities such as honesty, integrity, kindness, and compassion in their thoughts, words, and actions. They strive to do what is morally right and are guided by principles of goodness and excellence.
The comparative form of virtuous is more virtuous, and the superlative form is most virtuous.
I am a human. Sometimes I am virtuous and sometimes I'm rather devilish.
The proper definition of Virtuous behavior is to have or show virtue, especially moral excellence: lead a virtuous life. A place to start with developing this behavior is to practice the golden rule. Jesus' admonition to, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." In my opinion, to practice this principle is the foundation of having a virtuous behavior. To determine what would count as virtuous behavior, you would want to know the character of the person. Essentially virtuous behaviors are the actions, which are wholesome; which produce well-being for the person performing them and for those who are affected. I believe this would be the same for most all people.
The suffix of virtuous is -ous.
No they can't. Virtuos people don't kill other people.
The man was good and virtuous. Virtuous were the deeds of Abraham Lincoln. Hester Prynne was not a very virtuous woman.