Young, Gifted & HOMELESS. (cover story)
In: Sports Illustrated, Jg. 121 (2014-10-20), Heft 15, S. 52-61
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The article discusses the effect of involvement in sports on U.S. youth who are homeless or poor. Topics include professional basketball player Kevin Durant's experience growing up in poverty, statistics on the amount of homeless youth in the U.S., high school basketball player Isaiah Lamb's experience as an athlete living in poverty, details on the economic hardships faced by U.S. Olympic hurdler Lolo Jones as a child, and details on college football player Bobby Limon's recruiting difficulties because of his homelessness. The article also discusses the psychological effects of poverty on athletes.
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Young, Gifted & HOMELESS. (cover story)
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Wertheim, L. Jon ; Rodriguez, Ken |
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Zeitschrift: | Sports Illustrated, Jg. 121 (2014-10-20), Heft 15, S. 52-61 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2014 |
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ISSN: | 0038-822X (print) |
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