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As with all the people we encounter in our every-day lives, athletes (& store clerks & drivers in the car ahead of you & etc) have the same range of emotions & traumas & joys as each of us.  We too often expect them to be already stable adults.  I don't know about the rest of you, but certainly I went through emotional issues when I was an undergrad.  It is a time in our lives when we leave behind the familiar & comfortable to follow new paths and can be very disquieting.  For me, athletics was a steadying influence, but then I never had a season-ending injury, and never had the burden of expected brilliance.

I wish the best for Hayley and am glad she had a loving home to support her.  I hope that Stanford will be in her future.  John Dunning certainly seems like a very supportive coach for his athletes.

[M T]

As with all the people we encounter in our every-day lives, athletes (& store clerks & drivers in the car ahead of you & etc) have the same range of emotions & traumas & joys as each of us.  We too often expect them to be already stable adults.  I don't know about the rest of you, but certainly I went through emotional issues when I was an undergrad.  It is a time in our lives when we leave behind the familiar & comfortable to follow new paths and can be very disquieting.  For me, athletics was a steadying influence, but then I never had a season-ending injury, and never had the burden of expected brilliance.

I wish the best for Hayley and am glad she had a loving home to support her.  I hope that Stanford will be in her future.  John Dunning certainly seems like a very supportive coach for his athletes.