This volume offers a comprehensive and penetrating account of the male athlete's life, both inside and outside the spotlight-as it so rarely appears to the average reader.
This volume offers a comprehensive and penetrating account of the male athlete's life, both inside and outside the spotlight-as it so rarely appears to the average reader.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Steven J. Overman, a retired academic, has published extensively about sports and has contributed columns and op-ed pieces for newspapers. He is the author of The Influence of the Protestant Ethic on Sport and Recreation .
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Preface Introduction Chapter One: The Athlete's Family and Youth Roots Opening Rounds The Influence of Parents Coaches and Father Figures Looking Backward Chapter Two: The Narrow World of Sports Part I: Sport as Sanctuary Home Away from Home Sanctum Sanctorum Part II: Sport as Neverland From Peter Pan to Pete Rose Living in Neverland Coaching as Paternalism The Wider World Chapter Three: Public Life, Private Space Introduction Coping with Celebrity Chapter Four: In the Arena's Shadow Gladiator's Holiday Practice Time On the Road Hotel Living Time in; Time out Filling Leisure Time Playing Cards and Gambling Recreational Drugs Lifestyles of the Nouveau Riche and Famous Teammates and Buddies Revealing the Inner Man Chapter Five: Sex and Sexuality Male Enclave Cheerleaders, Temptresses, and Centerfolds: Marginalizing Women Home and Away Sexual Athletes The Evolving Status of Gay Athletes Chapter Six: Team Colors: Sport and Race A Century of Change Chapter Seven: The Athlete and His Body The Toll of Training Better Living through Chemistry Getting Hurt The Three R's of Injuries: Repair, Rehab, and Recovery No Pain, No Gain Chapter Eight: Retiring from Sport One Game at a Time "One-More-Year" Syndrome Transition and Adjustment The Ex-athlete in Search of Identity Representative Retirements Chapter Nine: Conclusions Notes Index
Preface Introduction Chapter One: The Athlete's Family and Youth Roots Opening Rounds The Influence of Parents Coaches and Father Figures Looking Backward Chapter Two: The Narrow World of Sports Part I: Sport as Sanctuary Home Away from Home Sanctum Sanctorum Part II: Sport as Neverland From Peter Pan to Pete Rose Living in Neverland Coaching as Paternalism The Wider World Chapter Three: Public Life, Private Space Introduction Coping with Celebrity Chapter Four: In the Arena's Shadow Gladiator's Holiday Practice Time On the Road Hotel Living Time in; Time out Filling Leisure Time Playing Cards and Gambling Recreational Drugs Lifestyles of the Nouveau Riche and Famous Teammates and Buddies Revealing the Inner Man Chapter Five: Sex and Sexuality Male Enclave Cheerleaders, Temptresses, and Centerfolds: Marginalizing Women Home and Away Sexual Athletes The Evolving Status of Gay Athletes Chapter Six: Team Colors: Sport and Race A Century of Change Chapter Seven: The Athlete and His Body The Toll of Training Better Living through Chemistry Getting Hurt The Three R's of Injuries: Repair, Rehab, and Recovery No Pain, No Gain Chapter Eight: Retiring from Sport One Game at a Time "One-More-Year" Syndrome Transition and Adjustment The Ex-athlete in Search of Identity Representative Retirements Chapter Nine: Conclusions Notes Index
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