Head Game

Head Game: Mental Health in Sports Media by Andrew C. Billings and Scott Parrott. Features insights from Phelps, Osaka, Biles, and more. #headgamebook

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“I'm just using my stories and try to touch other people. These people know lots of people who are taking their own lives. I have to do everything I can to stop it.” @treymoses32 talking about #mentalhealth #headgamebook @andrewcbillings @BamaParrott

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“I remember Dak Prescott talking about some of his issues. I started seeing others do it. Those guys started my family. It’s a good feeling for sure.” @Bostick11 discussing talking about #mentalhealth. #headgamebook @andrewcbillings @BamaParrott

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“I was kind of just like ‘f**k it.' Let's just get it all out in the open. I didn't care. Clean slate. Let's go.” @MichaelPhelps  talking about his experience with #mentalhealth in #headgamebook. @andrewcbillings @BamaParrott

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"Sport mirrors life and teaches us our values within a society from an early age. Only by coming together can sport or society tackle the issues that challenge both." @KatieU11  #mentalhealth #headgamebook @andrewcbillings @BamaParrott

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"It's hard, but I wish that I would have spoken up and really reached out for help and been OK with admitting that I have some issues I need to deal with.” @AmandaRayBeard talking about #mentalhealth #headgamebook @andrewcbillings @BamaParrott

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“I would never trivialize mental health or use the term lightly.” @naomiosaka  talking about #mentalhealth #headgamebook @BamaParrott @andrewcbillings

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“I wanted so badly to just help everyone else with what I was going through” @treymoses32  talking about #mentalhealth #headgamebook @andrewcbillings @BamaParrott

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“I had to figure out that I wasn’t lazy. It wasn’t that I didn’t have the drive anymore. I had a chemical imbalance within my brain. Most people don’t immediately jump to that conclusion.” @GraceEGold talking about #mentalhealth #headgamebook @andrewcbillings @BamaParrott

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“I had to figure out what's best for me and why I wanted to continue to play football. That was my mental health game talking, because I didn't know why I wanted to do anything.” #BrandonBostick talking about his experiences with #mentalhealth #headgamebook

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“My teammates understood me a bit better after the first article. They started to understand that I wasn't just grumpy.” @kearnanmyall recollecting when the first article was published about his #mentalhealth #headgamebook

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“Perhaps we should give athletes the right to take a mental break from media scrutiny on a rare occasion without being subject to strict sanctions.” @naomiosaka talking about the importance of #mentalhealth #headgamebook

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"If you're suffering silently like I was, then you know how it can feel like nobody really gets it. Partly, I want to do it for me, but mostly, I want to do it because people don't talk about mental health enough." @kevinlove regarding speaking about @mentalhealth. #headgamebook

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“I was like, 'I'm not alone. There are people going through the same exact thing. What can we do?' I think we've obviously seen that it isn't just an Olympic issue, it's across all sports. All walks of life." @MichaelPhelps talking about #mentalhealth #headgamebook

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"You have to allow yourself the space to be all of what's inside of you." @KatieU11 urging people to avoid confining themselves to one thing. #mentalhealth #headgamebook @andrewcbillings  @BamaParrott

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“Whether he was talking about it in traditional media, social media, or just amongst his family, friends, and acquaintances, one premise held true: the more he talked about it, the better he felt.” Read about @treymoses32 #mentalhealth story in #headgamebook.

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“I know who I am now” @Simone_Biles referring to the silver lining that emerged from her Tokyo Olympic experience in 2021. #mentalhealth #headgamebook @andrewcbillings @BamaParrott

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"It's very emotional and raw, but then, you know, it's also empowering." @AmandaRayBeard referring to sharing her mental health story. #mentalhealth #headgamebook @andrewcbillings @BamaParrott

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“Could you imagine how many more people this could impact if I wrote it in my own words?” @treymoses32 talking about the importance of sharing his mental health story. #mentalhealth #headgamebook @andrewcbillings @BamaParrott

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What's your favorite self-care activity? #mentalhealth

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"The only thing I do say is, don't hide it. Don't hide it in shame, don't sweep it under the carpet. There's nothing to be ashamed about." -@CoreyHirsch talking about #mentalhealth. Read more in Head Game by @andrewcbillings & @BamaParrott.