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15 Children Of Athletes Who Were Overshadowed By Their Parents

By Michael Weyer — 2017

Here are 15 athletes who were far too overshadowed by their parents to often poor results and show how fame is a double-edged sword.

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Eliot Halverson Challenges the Gender Norms of Figure Skating

A three-time U.S. champion in figure skating, Eliot Halverson is Colombian-born, was adopted and raised by a white Minnesotan family and is transgender non-binary.

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Jillian L. Martinez
2021
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Big-Time Athletes Who Got Cut from Teams

No one enjoys being told that they're not good enough, but imagine the looks on some of the faces of athletes when they got word that they had been cut.

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Nick Dimengo
2014
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Recruiting Column: How to deal with rejection in the college recruiting process

Believe it or not, some rejection while you’re going through the college recruiting process can be a positive thing. I know that being rejected by anyone isn’t fun and if you really want to play in college being rejected by a college coach is that much worse.

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Fred Bastie
2017
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Now that college athletes are getting paid, they will get more criticism

College student-athletes have never had it so good. Recent NCAA rule changes have given them freedom and potential earning power. They can transfer from one college to the next without having to sit out a year. Better yet, they’re no longer playing for just a college scholarship.

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John Adams
2021
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How it feels for professional athletes when they are criticised by amateurs

Why do people who have no experience of top-level sport feel compelled to advise professional athletes? If you have a smart idea that could improve their game, it’s probably not something they haven’t already considered themselves.

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James Willstrop
2015
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Simone Biles’s Critics Don’t Understand This Generation of Athletes

The world’s best gymnast doesn’t need to look invincible.

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Jemele Hill
2021
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Signs of an Ego Battleship Instead of a Relationship

A real relationship is steeped in an inner knowing of ones’ inherent value. It blooms from well-loved and maintained foundation of self-knowledge, self-respect and clear values.

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Eve Hogan
2014
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Marshall Rosenberg’s Nonviolent Communication (NVC)

The communication technique of Non-Violent Communication (NVC) developed by Dr. Marshall Rosenberg provides a way to communicate with our partners safely and peacefully.

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William Stierle
2020
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