Despair after four years of pressure: how do Olympians deal with disappointment?
By Christopher Mesagno, Senior Lecturer - Sport and Exercise Psychology, Research Fellow - Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University
Courtney C Walton, Academic Fellow & Psychologist, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne
Athletes can spend four years preparing for an Olympic or Paralympic games. For those who don’t achieve their goals, the disappointment can be crushing.
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