If I play a sport it means I'm an athlete, right?

Since I played volleyball, softball, skiied, snowboarded and played soccer when I was younger, I considered myself and athlete. The funny part of that was that everything listed above (except soccer) can have extended periods of time when there is no action, and only requires short bursts of energy. I actually thought about being on the track team for discus or shotput since they were usually for "husky" girls, and didn't require me to run. Even if I played volleyball for half of the day, I'm sure I wouldn't move enough to get in an hour of cardio or weight lifting. I didn't realize until after I got into college and became active what being "athletic" really meant. It's too bad that it took me so long to figure out that I actually love being active and exercising, I think I could have had a lot more fun in high school. And would have probably been a lot better at sports!