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The School of Sport: Why does sport bring out the worst in some athletes?

Over the next five weeks, we are going to be exploring a series of profound moral dilemmas with some of Australia’s most accomplished athletes.
Duration: 53 minutes 47 seconds

The School of Sport: Madison de Rozario and the importance of pride

Within certain religious traditions, pride is a “special sin” because it involves an overestimation of one’s self — making oneself a little “god” in one’s own eyes.
Duration: 54 minutes 5 seconds

The School of Sport: Lydia Williams and the virtue of vulnerability

Athletes would seem to be the embodiments of strength, discipline, autonomy, self-reliance. Of all people, we would expect them to be invulnerable to the moments of self-doubt and weakness that afflict the rest of us.
Duration: 52 minutes 22 seconds

The School of Sport: Craig Fitzgibbon and the burden of responsibility

There are few jobs in professional sports that are more important, and more unforgiving, than that of coach. Their most significant work is invisible to the fans. When things go wrong, the coach is usually the first to be blamed.
Duration: 53 minutes 1 second

The School of Sport: Bob Murphy and the centrality of connection

In 2016, the Western Bulldogs made an improbable run to the AFL Grand Final. The seventh-place team would beat the minor premiers, the Sydney Swans, and end a six-decade drought.
Duration: 57 minutes 34 seconds
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