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Athlete Well-Being & self pressure

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Simone Biles: My Family Sacrificed as Much as I Did for Me to Get to Rio | TODAY

Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles tells TODAY that her family sacrificed as much as she did during her grueling gymnastic training. She says there was a lot of outside pressure on her before the 2016 Games even began, but because she’s “stubborn,” she was able to set it aside.

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In God’s Hands: Simone Biles on the Great Advice that Changed Her Life

Simone Biles talks about how she beat the odds to win Olympic gold.

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Playing with Confidence—How to Overcome Sports Performance Anxiety

So, what’s the big deal about “game day” anyway? Why do we let ourselves get so worked up about it? Instinctively, we understand what it is that makes us so nervous, but it can be hard to put it into words.

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Michael Phelps: Think Small to Accomplish Big Things

For former competitive swimmer Michael Phelps, it’s important to think small to accomplish big things.

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The Yips Aren’t Just for Athletes—How I Conquered My Shaky Hand

The Yips are a well-known phenomenon in athletes. Simon Biles experienced the Twisties (the gymnastics version of the Yips) at the 2020 Olympics. But they can happen to medics too. I know because they happened to me. Here’s my story of how I overcame the Yips.

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An Introduction to Mind, Body and Sport

Those of you in the trenches working with student-athletes on a daily basis know the challenges they face—and you know that while student-athletes may play games, being a student-athlete isn’t a game at all.

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Why Most Entrepreneurs Are Slowly Killing Themselves | Phil Drolet | TEDxMileHigh

Can we actually accomplish more by working less? Does the success of our modern icons hide a self-destructive culture? In this persuasive talk, Phil Drolet contrasts the lifestyle of our most famous and celebrated entrepreneurs with one that draws on the training and life patterns of rock stars,...

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