Life Story Research in Sport: Understanding the Experiences of Elite and Professional Athletes through Narrative (Routledge Research in Sport and Exercise Science)

What is life really like for the elite athlete? How does the experience of being a professional sports person differ from the popular perceptions of fans, journalists or academics? Why might elite sports people experience mental health difficulties away from the public gaze? In this study, Kitrina Douglas and David Carless present the life stories of real elite athletes alongside careful analysis and interpretation of those stories in order to better understand the experience of living in sport.

• | Author: Kitrina Douglas, David Carless
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: Aug 26, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 284 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Sports & Recreation
• | ISBN-10: 1138208329
• | ISBN-13: 9781138208322