Category: Athletics
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Athletes are given a huge opportunity to be role models. But should they choose to accept the mantle of leadership it brings?
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There's hard work — and then there's work hardening.
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A look at leadership through the end of an era — and the dawn of a new "Day."
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When you need to get players ready for an intense game.
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A former player recounts the importance of teamwork and how it relates to leadership.