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Success Story: A Wake-Up Call to a Better Life

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.

Read on www.mensjournal.com

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Anger and Performance: Sport Psychology Techniques for dealing with extreme emotions

An essential element of sport psychology is dealing with the emotions that come with competitive athletics. Whether you are an athlete, a coach, a referee, a parent, or a fan, the higher the level of competition, the higher the emotional level can become.

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Amplify Sport Psychology
2017
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Dealing With Anger in Competition

Two athletes I worked with had major issues around anger and competition. After three sessions each, both had good control of their tempers before during and after competitions.

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Kay Porter, PhD
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How to Control Your Temper While Playing Sports

Feeling fiery on the court can give you a competitive edge – or blow up in your face.

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Anna Medaris Miller
2017
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Teen athletes less likely to abuse opioids, study finds

Physically active teens are less likely to abuse opioids than non-athletes, study finds. Teens who play high-injury sports still need to be monitored, researcher says.

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Aria Hangyu Chen and Special to CNN
2016
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Sober, remarried and a stepmom, Wambach reflects on eventful post-playing life

Abby Wambach went from publicly acknowledging a problem with alcohol and prescription pills to attaining sobriety, getting remarried and becoming a stepmom.

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Associated Press
2017
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Weed Shouldn’t Be Banned for Elite Athletes, Some Experts Say

The disqualification of a leading U.S. Olympics candidate has brought the World Anti-Doping Agency’s marijuana prohibition under fire

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Diana Kwon
2021
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Yahoo Sports: ‘Why Not Roll the Dice?’ Lamar Odom’s Risky Road Back from Addiction and Depression

It is now more than five years since Odom’s drug abuse prematurely ended his NBA career, destroyed his marriage to Khloe Kardashian and left him comatose for three days in a Las Vegas hospital.

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Jeff Eisenberg
2021
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How Painkillers Are Turning Young Athletes Into Heroin Addicts

A special report from L. Jon Wertheim and Ken Rodriguez on the rising use and abuse of heroin among young athletes across the U.S. and the connection between sports, painkillers and heroin addiction.

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L. Jon Wertheim and Ken Rodriguez
2015
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For N.F.L. Retirees, Opioids Bring More Pain

A brutal game got them hooked on painkillers. In retirement, they battle addiction. The opioid crisis courses through football.

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Ken Belson
2019
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Can Extreme Sports Become Addictive?

Rock climbing as an addiction.

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Mark D. Griffiths
2019
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