Read the original story from the BBC London 2012 Olympic silver medallist Michael Jamieson has said UK sporting bodies need to pay more attention to elite athletes’ mental health. The 28-year-old Scot said UK Sport was run as a business with no “direct responsibility” for athlete wellbeing. Jamieson has announced …
Read the full story at Land of 10 By Rachel Lenzi Jim Harbaugh is a tough critic. Not just of his football team at Michigan, but also of Michigan’s athletes. But not when they’re on the field or on the court. Instead, Harbaugh took aim at their dancing and musical …
Read the entire story on The Players’ Tribune By Corey Hirsch, retired NHL player It’s the summer of 1994, I am standing at the edge of a cliff in Kamloops, British Columbia, and I am checking out. In February, as a 21-year-old starting goalie, I’d backstopped Canada to an Olympic …
Read the entire story on The Players’ Tribune By Billy Hurley III, PGA Tour Player Dear Dad, When I think about you and your life, my mind is flooded with memories. I think of you coming home from work in the evenings and compulsively repairing things around the house — …
Athletes Connected, University of Michigan Depression Center and the Prechter Bipolar Research Fund held a free screening of “Mind/Game: The Unquiet Journey of Chamique Holdsclaw.” on Jan. 18. After the screening, a panel Q & A with Chamique Holdsclaw herself and local experts followed at the Michigan Theatre. As a 3-time NCAA champ and …
