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Athletic retirement
TopicExpert statements
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What experts have said about Athletic retirement
2 statements · 1 positive · 1 negative
Athletes should treat leaving their sport like a death, including mourning and burial rituals.
“everyone, and even the high schooler, the last day they play and it has to be put away, needs to recognize and treat it like a death, to mourn it and go through all the steps of mourning it and burying it”
Open the episode · #879: How to Reinvent Yourself and Make Bold Moves — Decisive Stories from Matthew McConaughey, Steve Young, Samin Nosrat, and MoreListen at 15:40
Athletes may redirect intense commitment toward harmful activities after losing their sport.
“when they don't have the fighting, then they go all in with the other things.”
Open the episode · UFC Legend Dustin Poirier: I Lost My Mind. I’ll Never Let It Happen Again.Listen at 46:20
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