選手

選手

Athlete; player.

Here, '選手' is used to refer to someone who plays a sport, specifically a baseball player.

彼は野球の選手です。

He is a baseball player.

In this sentence, '選手' is used to express an aspiration to become an athlete in soccer.

サッカー選手になりたい。

I want to become a soccer player.

'選手たち' is the plural form and refers to the group of athletes participating in the Olympic Games.

オリンピックに参加する選手たちは一生懸命練習します。

The athletes participating in the Olympics practice diligently.