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Depression in athletes
Selby reports that the athletes are depressed. They have to get help with their depression, but this challenge can be hard because they're embarrassed. Athletes who are depressed usually behave more quietly, and they are less talkative. They usually will stay away from the crowd and try to cope by themselves. They sometimes overthink that they're not good enough or when they're unable to figure something out that they think should be easy, they struggle to get past it because their emotions are so complicated by having depression.

Depression can affect their lives in many ways.Cree confirmed that most athletes from the ages of 18-25 have the highest percentage of having depression. Cree talks about the early signs of depression and how it gets worse over time.

Malhi and Mann talk about depression and how it affects athletes' daily life. Malhi talks how depression affect's athletes' lives over time. Malhi also talks about how the effects can cause problems and sometimes even lead to death if there are too many problems. Malhi gives information on where to get help and how to get help.

Young athlete's mental issues[edit]
College students are the highest percentage of having depression. This is caused by all the school work and sports. Some young athletes put themselves down because they think they have to be as good as the pros overnight, but really the young athletes' have to work every day to get to play as well as professional athletes. Lebrun talks about how young athletes are affected by depression and how they overcome it in their day-to-day lives. Lebrun also gives us facts about how many people have depression and how their ages can affect how bad the depression is. Lebrun talks about how the challenges in school can impact mental issues on athletes because they have so much going on, and it puts a lot of pressure on them.

Michael Phelps depression[edit]
Michael Phelps struggles through his perspective of competing and how he adapted and used his depression as fuel to push himself. Michael Phelps overcame his problems and became a world record swimmer. McMillan talks about Michael Phelps' journey and his struggles. McMillan talks about Michael Phelps' thoughts on what he did to get past his depression and how it made him the person he is today. McMillan talks about how Michael Phelps' depression got to the point where he thought about ending his life, but he reached out for help and by doing this it helped him overcome his depression.

Gender difference in athletes[edit]
Salk talks about the gender difference with depression and how females are more affected by depression than male athletes. Zhang writes about the different things female athletes have to go through because of their depression and how womens track and field is the highest percent for depression in athletes. Zhang also talks about how female athletes are more likely to have depression than male athletes.

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