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Always an Athlete

By Jenne Blackburn
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By Jenne Blackburn
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Always an Athlete is a comprehensive study of the ways in which athletes climb what author Jenné Blackburn terms “The Mountain”—the journey from youth sports, through high school and college sports, to, finally, professional, and Olympic sports. This steady climb and success over a long period of time, however, sets up athletes for an inevitable fall off “The Cliff” upon their retirement from competition.

To help athletes in transition, Blackburn identifies “Three Pillars of the Cliff”—Menta...

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