Do Sports Build Character Or Damage It?

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Do Sports Build Character Or Damage It?

Mark Edmundson | Chronicle Review | 15 January 2012

Interesting essay on benefits, disbenefits of sport. Starts, engagingly, with author's reflections on his own high school (American) football career, which proved to be a valuable learning experience (h/t Daniel Lippmann) Read full article

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