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Weekend Edition 2-28-14

(Natalie Cheng/The Stanford Daily)

Behind the red backpack: Inside the lives of Stanford student-athletes

Ashley Westhem
  •  
Feb. 27, 2014
Weekend
Sophomore Maggie Teets (above) stopped competing for Stanford women's gymnastics after deciding that she would be happier if she had less to balance. (Courtesy of Stanford Athletics)

Cardinal athletes weigh decisions to quit

Ashley Westhem
  •  
Feb. 27, 2014
Weekend
Stanford kicker Jordan Williamson (right) had perhaps the most well publicized psychological development of a Cardinal athlete, as he overcame field goal misses in the Fiesta Bowl to knock off Oregon in overtime in 2012. (CRAIG MITCHELLDYER/StanfordPhoto.com)

Sports psychology deeply ingrained in Stanford’s Athletic Department

Jordan Wallach
  •  
Feb. 27, 2014
Weekend
(BOB DREBIN/stanfordphoto.com)

Destroyed but not defeated: bouncing back from injuries and losses

Niuniu Teo
  •  
Feb. 27, 2014
Weekend
Cardinal freshman Clay Jones, pictured above in high school, says that his practice schedule has ramped up significantly since stepping onto the Farm.

Transition to college tests athletes’ patience, mental toughness

Carlie Tenenbaum
  •  
Feb. 27, 2014
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