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#82 - Laurence Halsted | Becoming a True Athlete

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The Emotional Journey to the Olympics

This chapter explores the speaker's experience with team sports and the roller coaster of emotions leading up to the Olympics, including injury, doubts, and being selected as a reserve. They reflect on their hometown Olympics, the emotion of jealousy among athletes, and the importance of gratitude as an antidote for resentment. They also discuss the role of vulnerability and role models in teaching young athletes about gratitude and coping with resentment.

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