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Female Mountain Bikers Explore the Romance of the Crash in “On Falling”

By Louisa Thomas — 2020

"I wanted to explore the uneasy elements of risk and injury, and try to wrap my head around the inner experience and thinking of people who are willing to consistently make themselves vulnerable to risk.”

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The Psychology of Grit

Grit is very good to call upon in problematic situations like becoming paralyzed.

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Allen Rucker
2021
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What Cancer Takes Away

When I got sick, I warned my friends: Don’t try to make me stop thinking about death.

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Anne Boyer
2019
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Grit: The Key to Success in Endurance Sports

Research says talent will get you so far, but it's the gritty athletes who rise to the top.

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Brittany Hambleton
2021
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Winning at all Costs—How Abuse in Sport Has Become Normalised

Athletes are revered for their physical attributes, such as strength, speed and stamina, as well as their psychological strength or mental toughness to cope with the demands of elite sport.

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Emma Kavanagh, Adi Adams, Andrew Adams
2020
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Simone Biles More than Earned the Right to Win a Medal for Herself

She looked for all the world like a woman who could not be cowed. And then just when her many detractors thought she was out for good, she pulled herself back in.

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Andrew Lawrence
2021
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Six Habits of the Athlete Mindset

What’s the X factor that makes the world’s greatest athletes great? Find out —and learn how to discover it within yourself.

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Nike Content Team
2020
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3 Essential Mindsets for Athletic Success

In sports, it's what happens between your ears that matters.

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Jim Taylor
2014
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Build Mental Endurance Like a Pro

Athletes who have endured the most grueling tests have a lot to tell us about how to thrive in the pandemic.

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Talya Minsberg
2020
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True Grit

It may be obvious that effort and stamina are required to accomplish anything worthwhile in life. But how easy is it to forget this fact in moments when we feel tortoise-like relative to our seemingly hare-like peers?

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Angela Lee Duckworth and Lauren Eskreis-Winkler
2013
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5+ Ways to Develop a Growth Mindset Using Grit and Resilience

Grit, resilience, and growth mindset are intertwined. Some believe these traits are innate, but others . . . believe they can be developed.

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Kori D. Miller
2020
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