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Behind the Scenes with Kathryn Budig

By Kathryn Budig — 2015

Go behind the scenes with yoga instructor Kathryn Budig at the January cover shoot for Experience Life to learn what helps her stay strong all year long.

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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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Yoga and Black Men: Why Brothers Should Make the Stretch

Yoga is challenging (I struggle with the breathing), but it is a great option for Black men. We encounter daily obstacles including racism, physical and mental health challenges that require an outlet.

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Larry J. Walker
2019
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From Underdog to Bulldog: My Journey as a College Football Walk-On

Candler Cook knows firsthand that dreams can come true—but only if you’re willing to fight for them.A lifelong Bulldogs fan, Candler decided at age seven that he wanted to play football for the University of Georgia.

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Candler Cook
2019
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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Inside Basketball—101 Great Hoop Stories from Players, Coaches, and Fans

Pat Williams has drawn on his basketball industry connections to compile great stories from on and off the court.

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Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Pat Williams
2025
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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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The Power of Accountability: 10 Steps to Achieve Any Goal

Heart, intelligence and courage are all valuable traits, but they pale in comparison to what each of us needs most in the quest to total life success: Personal accountability is No. 1.

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Roger Connors
2019
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