By Sam Dehority — 2013
Sean Harrison wasn’t an athlete. Sure, he’s 6’6″ and 200-plus pounds, but flat feet and a lack of coordination kept him from utilizing his size, while a steady diet of Bojangles’ fast food and soda kept him on the couch.
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“There will be a struggle between the mind and body, between attending to the physical injury and maintaining identity by continuing to train.”
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“We need to do a better job of addressing mental as well as physical aspects of athletic injuries,” sports psychologist Matthew Sacco, PhD, says.
Struggles with anxiety and depression can affect anyone—even the greatest performers in sports
“Injuries are often considered an inevitable part of sports. However, like other injuries, sports injuries are potentially preventable,” according to Dr. Terry A. Adirim, a sports medicine expert.
Understanding what’s truly important in sports, by getting guidance beyond wins and losses, is what can give sports power beyond the fields of play.
Everyone wins when student-athletes act as mentors. They become better leaders. Such programs can be started as early as the elementary school years.
Most genetic studies completely ignore the science of epigenetics, which is how the environment actually turns certain genes on or off.
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Research shows there is a ‘sweet spot’ and subjective wellbeing drops off after about five hours.