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How Athletes Can Cope With Getting Benched

By Patrick Cohn

When you are benched and forced to face adversity, you have a great opportunity to develop the skill of mental toughness.

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Black and White Teammates Know: Conflict Is Inevitable; Winners Confront It

Plenty of people love to describe the world of athletics in utopian terms, using words such as “colorblind” and “open-minded” and “meritocracy.” They’re not wrong to regard their realm as better than the so-called real world.

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Jerry Brewer
2020
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The Struggle Is Real: The Unrelenting Weight of Being a Black, Female Athlete

The cultural messages can be harsh, dehumanizing and constant

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Lonnae O’Neal
2018
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‘Their Mental Health Takes a Hit Every Time’: Measuring the Impact on Athlete Activists

People who don’t feel the effects of racial injustice or discrimination in their daily lives sometimes struggle to understand the impact. But the harm can be severe.

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Allison Torres Burtka
2021
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“I Am a Woman and I Am Fast”: What Caster Semenya’s Story Says about Gender and Race in Sports

The constant scrutiny into the runner’s medical history reveals what happens to women who don’t conform to stereotypes.

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Anna North
2019
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Ta-Nehisi Coates: Imagining a New America

Ta-Nehisi Coates says we must love our country the way we love our friends—and not spare the hard truths.

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Krista Tippett
2019
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How Mindfulness Can Defeat Racial Bias

There might be a solution to implicit racial bias, argues Rhonda Magee: cultivating moment-to-moment awareness of thoughts, feelings, and surroundings.

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Rhonda Magee
2015
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Elisa Shankle, Cofounder of HealHaus, Shares Her Wellness Routine in a Difficult Time

The entrepreneur and community leader on healing, boundaries, and tuning into yourself.

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Hannah Dylan Pasternak
2020
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