The dreams of athletes demonstrate that dreaming plays a direct role in motor learning processes. But beyond that, the athletic action of a dream, carrying metaphoric and symbolic significance, is an imagistic vehicle for the portrayal of the dreamer's affective and interpersonal experiences and challenges. Representation in this motor-perceptual realm of action reflects the central role that such physicality has in the developmental genesis of core affective experiencing. In light of the athletic dimension of every child's development, particular attention to imagery of the self in motion enhances access to the emotional and motivational undercurrents of life for dedicated athletes and for many other dreamers.