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Emotional Challenges in Athletes: Judgment and Guilt
This chapter explores the emotional challenges athletes encounter when they confront unmet performance goals, focusing on feelings of self-judgment and guilt. It highlights the disparity between athletes' mental struggles and their families' perspectives, using personal anecdotes to illustrate how external influences and personal maturity affect athletes' responses to their outcomes.