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Sickle Cell Trait and the Athlete—LaTonya L. Lewis

2020

Join us as we discuss the difference between sickle cell trait and sickle cell disease and what effects sickle cell trait can have on an athlete.

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06:12

My Secret to Staying Focused Under Pressure | Russell Wilson

Athletes train their bodies to run faster, jump higher, throw farther—so why don’t they train their minds, too? Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson talks about the power of “neutral thinking,” which helps him thrive under pressure (both on the field and off)—and shows how you can use...

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2020
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What Makes Elite Athletes Thrive or Dive Under Pressure? | The Economist

Psychology is an increasingly important part of elite sport. Winning at the highest levels can depend as much on peak-fitness of the mind as the body. For top-level sports people it’s not just skill and athleticism they count. So often, it’s mind over matter.

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2019
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09:16

How to Handle Pressure—Mental Training For Athletes

It’s not easy to turn in clutch performances. Learning how to handle pressure and perform at your best when the stakes are high takes experience, mental toughness, as well as some strategies that can help you succeed.

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2018
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Should Athletes Rest When Injured?

When an athlete experiences an injury and is sidelined from her sport, it is common to think full rest is the best way to allow her body to recover.

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2020
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01:48

Every Injured Athlete Goes Through Depression

Dr. Rob Bell speaking to NFL Strength Coaches in Las Vegas. Here is the reason why every athlete who gets injured will experience some sort of depression.

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Rob Bell
2019
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If You Want to Achieve Your Goals, Don’t Focus on Them—Reggie Rivers at TEDxCrestmoorParkED

Former Denver Broncos running back Reggie Rivers discusses how focusing on your goals is the one sure way NOT to achieve them. With humor and insight he goes on to explain how focusing on your behaviors is how you achieve goals.

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2013
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09:48

How Training and Movement Change the Brain: The Mind-Body Connection

This video explains how training the body also trains the mind, due to the complex relationship between the two. Studies increasingly show the crucial role for the cerebellum in higher cognitive tasks.

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2020
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Behind the Scenes with Kathryn Budig

Go behind the scenes with yoga instructor Kathryn Budig at the January cover shoot for Experience Life to learn what helps her stay strong all year long.

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Kathryn Budig
2015
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Never, Ever Give Up | Diana Nyad

In the pitch-black night, stung by jellyfish, choking on salt water, singing to herself, hallucinating Diana Nyad just kept on swimming. And that’s how she finally achieved her lifetime goal as an athlete: an extreme 100-mile swim from Cuba to Florida—at age 64. Hear her story.

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2013
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Maria Sharapova on the Keys to Building Grit and Discipline

Maria Sharapova moved to the U.S. during the collapse of the Soviet Union when she was just six years old. Though she did not speak a word of English, her skills on the tennis court did all the talking, landing her a scholarship with an elite tennis camp.

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2017
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