By Brian Hainline
Those of you in the trenches working with student-athletes on a daily basis know the challenges they face—and you know that while student-athletes may play games, being a student-athlete isn’t a game at all.
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Michael Phelps, the most decorated athlete in Olympic history with 28 medals, has acknowledged that after the 2012 games, his longtime depression was so overwhelming he thought about killing himself.
In the documentary “The Weight of Gold,” Phelps presents a stark picture of the mental wear and tear Olympians endure.
It once seemed impossible that anyone could go faster in the butterfly. By the time it happened, the most decorated Olympian had a growing family and no problem letting go of records.
Athletes with ADHD tend to perform better in sports that require hyper focus, i.e. short and intense bursts of attention.