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Sports heroes, fallen idols /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Teitelbaum, Stanley H.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2005]
Subjects:
Athletes > United States > Psychology > Case studies.
Sports > Social aspects > United States > Case studies.
Online Access:Table of contents
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The need for heroes
  • The psyche of the athlete
  • Baseball gambling scandals
  • Football gambling scandals
  • Basketball gambling scandals
  • Self-destructive athletes
  • Athletes and violence toward women
  • Athletes and murder
  • Violence between athletes
  • Athletes' mental health problems
  • Epilogue.