The Athlete's Dilemma Sacrificing Health for Wealth and Fame |
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| Author:
| Parry, John Weston |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4422-7541-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2017 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $34.00 |
Book Description:
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This book examines the health-related controversies and scandals that plague America's top spectator sports. It covers such issues as the use of performance-enhancing substances, playing through pain, the abuse of pain medicine, playing with concussions, and why athletes take these unhealthy risks in the pursuit of profit and fame.
This book examines the health-related controversies and scandals that plague America's top spectator sports. It covers such issues as the use of performance-enhancing substances, playing through pain, the abuse of pain medicine, playing with concussions, and why athletes take these unhealthy risks in the pursuit of profit and fame.