#Athletes

1. missed this first time around, but great read for any athlete nearing the end of their career by @Bruce_arthur that captures a few very common themes.“It’s been five years
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What the work behind political change looks like for LeBron James and the star athletes from ⁦@morethanavote⁩https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30213500/what-work-political-change-looks-lebron-james-star-athletes In May people began re
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Things I've been thinking about the sports boycotts/strikes:1) I think some (much?) of the sentiment I've seen from athletes is sincere. I believe they want change to our criminal justice
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quick summation of my complaints re:national media1) not so thinly-veiled distain for the people of Nebraska mixed with a dash of snobbery2) People more obsessed with settling scores from the
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Pssssst, big secret — every athlete of a certain caliber (the kind sports legends are written about) is secretly a narcisstic, sociopathic asshole.Don’t believe me? Look through your favorites, and
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You don’t need me to tell you how important this election is. Everything we care about is at stake, including the right to #VOTE itself. So you’d better cast
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Day 1. I was challenged by @RobTalksLobos to name my favorite 20 athletes of all time. One athlete per day over the next 20 days. I'm sparing everyone the nominating
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My take on the CFB season that absolutely nobody asked for. (a thread) (1/12) First I would like to preface by saying CFB is by far my favorite sport, so
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Freshmen: we know this is hard. You finished high school and started college during a global pandemic, and you're adjusting to new classes and people and expectations all while adjusting
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Immediate win-for-all situation: NCAA should drop its restriction on NIL rights for athletes and let EA Sports, etc. make & sell the NCAA basketball/football games, benefiting all constituencies. Why? Pandemic
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Some very sad news I'm afraid for those who have been involved with Woolsack since the early days when I helped Sue Blacker with her Inspire Project to make British
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The ongoing trend of sports athletes in general having to make sacrifices to their sport shouldn't be seen as heroic. At no point should you have to completely sacrifice other
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Some round number analysis of budget implications of demand by Pac-12 football players for half revenue to go to athletes ... First, ~50% revenues to players is about what pro
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Inspired by a stat I heard on @Scienceofsport podcast about the new shoes (Vaporfly etc) I thought I’d dig up some numbers to see if/what difference they’re making. The stat
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Dear softball athletes/parents. I beg you, stop paying money to “recruiting services” and do not pay top dollar for a recruiting video. Coaches don’t need anything fancy. We see plenty
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What Iwazumi Really Does As An Athletic Trainer | a threadSo I’ve seen a lot of people talk about how, as an athletic trainer, Iwazumi trainer the Japan volleyball team
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