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Why former stars struggle with athletic decline

I won state championships in high school but now I'm a walk-on getting cut from drills and I don't know who I am without being good at this.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

When competence defines identity, losing skill feels like losing self.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Sport and physical competition?”

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