Word: manns
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Determined to recover, Mann followed the advice of three UHS doctors but to no avail--seven months later, he was properly diagnosed by a family doctor. Mann's foot required surgery this past September for an advanced stress fracture. Like other injured athletes, Mann experienced difficulties...
...trainers are competent, but they're overwhelmed," Mann says. "It's so easy to fall through the cracks and feel like you want to give up. It's easy to fall into self pity...
Through dealing with the mental aspects of the injury, Mann realized that enjoying the sport is more important than winning...
...Everyone here is so competitive, and with that goes a burning desire to succeed," Mann says. "Once you can deal with the fact that you can't be a champion each time, you want to have fun again...
...what point did Mann's mind-set change for the better...