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 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 — …
Read the entire story on The Players’ Tribune By Jayne Appel-Marinelli, retired WNBA player An excerpt: From the outside, we looked like a perfect, well-oiled machine. We were the family that people hoped to have. Until the cops came. That was the first time I realized something wasn’t quite so …
Allison Schmitt a native of Canton, Michigan, is heading to her third Olympic Games. However, the past four years on her journey to making this Olympic berth were much different than the previous two Olympic cycles. Allison opens up to the world and speaks candidly about her battle …
