and his is not conveyed by the lure of fame and a million dollar pay cheque.

The athlete in question is none other than Albert Steede...a man for all seasons.

Steede may even have surpassed the aforementioned duo as far as athletic prowess -- albeit on a smaller scale -- in that he is currently juggling not two, but three sports and holding down a full-time job.

This year has seen the 24-year-old combine cricket, field hockey and soccer on a plate that also has him working as a mathematics instructor in the local prison system.

And while many know him as one of the Island's most explosive early-order batsmen, he is also a premier playmaker for Wasps in the local hockey league.

Lately he has taken up a position in defence for St. David's soccer team as they battle for survival in the First Division.

"I was brought up in sports all my life and see a lot of art in sport,'' said Steede. "I try to maintain a competitive level in each.

"Every little thing I'm involved with I try and give 110 percent...and I don't like to lose.'' Such is the competitive drive of the man, that an occasional Sunday may see Steede take the hockey field in the morning and the soccer pitch that same afternoon.

"I'm not planning to do that too often,'' Steede said. "You can over-exert yourself.

"Right now I'm just substituting soccer because they (St. David's) need players. I'm more of a fill-in.'' One thing certainly full is his trophy cabinet, as the star athlete has won an array of awards and accolades during his career.

From competing in the CARIFTA Games while a student at Whitney Institute to being chosen Shell/Mid-Ocean News Cricketer of the Year last year, when he helped guide his club, Devonshire Rec., to the league championship, Steede has travelled the sporting spectrum.

The seeds of his development were planted while he was growing up in Devonshire near the National Sports Club.

Steede spent many of his afternoons hanging about the club and this is where he was introduced to a high level of cricket by a man called Parfitt -- remember him Somerset fans? At the same time he started to develop a love for hockey, another staple at the club.

Said Steede: "My aunt Sheena (Howes) used to take me to watch games.

"I started to really love the game and at age 10 I played my first match...in the men's division.'' Trips to the CAC games in Mexico (1986 and 1990) and the Pan Am Games in Indianapolis as a member of the Bermuda national hockey squad have been Steede's reward for his continual high standard of play.

Sprinkled in between was a trip to England for the International Youth cricket Tournament and several trips to the annual Cup Match classic in the colours of Somerset Cricket Club.

Soccer had really taken a back seat to the other sports up to this point. And as Steede strives to devote more time to Bermuda's preparation for the upcoming ICC Trophy cricket tournament in Kenya it may be forced aside once more.

However, he said that this is not for fear of injury, but so that he can properly concentrate on improving his technique and form.

"When you think about injuries that's when it tends to happen. I play each sport by its merit and play hard...nothing halfway.

"With dedication and commitment comes success. Nothing is guaranteed.

"The ICC is my first priority and I'm really looking forward to it.'' It would be Steede's first real foray into international cricket on the senior level as he was omitted from the touring party that went to England earlier in the year. His only games of note for Bermuda have come in the past two years, against touring Australia and England `A'.

Although the similarites between hockey and soccer are obvious Steede stated that the former has helped his cricket tremendously from the point that it requires good hand eye coordination and wrist work.

Steede tries to keep an open mind to anything and enjoy life and is upset with the negativity exposed by some people.

"I think in all people there is more positive than negative and they should try to exploit their positive side rather than the negative.

Having already achieved several goals set for himself, Steede would like his legacy to be that of "a fierce competitor and one willing to help his fellow man and go that extra mile. Someone was willing to do that for me and I want to give back a lot''.

ALBERT STEEDE -- In his preferred sport, cricket.