The athlete's dilemma
Subtitle: sacrificing health for wealth and fame
By: John Weston Parry
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 343
ISBN-13: 9781442275409
Subjects: Moral and ethical aspects; Doping in sports; Health and hygiene; Sports; Risk-taking (Psychology); Drug use; Sports injuries; Athletes; Physiological aspects
Description: xix, 343 pages ; 24 cm
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-325) and index.
Table of contents: title: Real men play hurt; title: Teammates, coaches, fans, and other unhealthy influences; title: RG3's painful stay in Washington; title: The pitfalls of team-directed medical care; title: Performance-enhancing measures: the good, the bad, and the ugly; title: Baseball's tarnished legacy; title: Football's brazen lack of compliance; title: Cycling, Olympic sports, and WADA; title: The laissez-faire approach to doping in tennis; title: The IOC, WADA, IAAF, and state-sponsored doping in Russia; title: Regulating PEDs to promote athletes' health; title: A litany of sports-related impairments; title: Concussions in the NFL: myths, deceptions, denials, and lies; title: Concussion-related lawsuits filed against the NFL; title: Football's unholy trinity: brain traumas, bounties, and deliberate injuries; title: Children playing football: the NFL's achilles heel; title: Following suit: concussions in the NHL and NCAA football; title: Concussion concerns for female athletes; title: Brain and other severe injuries in baseball; title: Performance-risk rewards undermine health; title: Arm injuries to elite young pitchers in baseball; title: Football injuries in the NFL and college; title: The NCAA provides shamefully inadequate health care for its student-athletes; title: Stigma, stereotypes, and secrecy undermine athletes' mental health.