Identity
The Role an Athlete Plays Is Not the Person
Understand an athlete’s public role without treating it as a whole identity, and read performance, values and ordinary…
The story archive
All stories
Explore stories about identity, relationships, changing roles and the interests that make a sporting life more than its public moments.
Relationships
Teammates, Friends, or Both? Naming the Relationship
Teammate or friend: learn how shared routines, personal trust and time apart help you name an athlete relationship…
Transitions
How the Athlete-to-Coach Path Became a Familiar Sporting Story
The athlete-to-coach path is not inevitable. See how clubs, schools and sporting organisations made it recognisable…
Interests
The Hobby Needs No Scoreboard
An athlete hobby need not improve performance. Compare purposeful, social and private pursuits to choose an interest…
Public Life
Reading an Athlete Interview Without Mistaking It for a Whole Life
Learn how to read an athlete interview without reducing it to a character sketch: trace its questions, editing choices…