It takes a lot of dedication and hard work to make it to the higher ranks in athletics. Not only are all the athletes really talented in their sports, but they also get a lot of attention away from the field of play, whether it's for their play or for something else, such as their name. Here are 10 of the most interesting names of athletes in sports:

Mike Trout

This outfielder is one of the better pure runners as an outfielder, but a trout is a kind of fish. What do fish do? They swim.

Chris Sale

This player's name is very business-y, "Sale." I guess he gets a lot of sales from fans buying jerseys of his name, but the only business he really does is on the pitcher's mound.

Tiago Splitter

"Splitter" for a guy who's better at playing defense? It's tough to get around him when you're dribbling the ball. He's a massive specimen at 6'11", and he was one of the better big men in the league, especially when he won an NBA title with the Spurs in 2014, shutting down two of the best offensive players in the league in Kyrie Irving and Lebron James.

Dragan Bender

In basketball terms, you'd be inclined to describe a "bender" as someone who will try to break your will when he's on offense (hence the idea of bend but don't break). Dragan Bender is far from a scoring threat, especially when he's only averaged less than 4 points per game (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4011991/dragan...)

J.J. Watt

This is the perfect name for someone who is 100% motor, energy, and full-go every play. Energy is measured in what unit? The Watt.

Jalen Hurts

Yes, that's really how you spell his last name. He's a great person and he won't hurt your feelings, but he'll definitely do his name justice when he's on the gridiron, in between the hashes. Just watch what he did as a true freshman to lead the Crimson Tide to a 14-1 runner-up season.

P.K. Subban

In Hockey, when the opponent is on the power play, the team who is short-handed is on a penalty kill, which is put in an acronym of PK. That just happens to be the initials of this guy's first name.

Brayden Schenn

My last name is "Shen," which is a homonym of this player's last name. What are the chances that you find someone whose last name is pronounced the same as yours even though it's spelled differently?

Matthew Mulligan

Can I get a mulligan on tackling this guy? The dude is hard to bring down.

Bolo Olorunfunmi

This running back from UCLA has arguably the toughest name to pronounce in all of sports. Here it is: Bow-low Oh-lo-roon-foon-me