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How a thrill-seeking personality helps Olympic athletes

  • Written by Kenneth Carter, Charles Howard Professor of Psychology, Oxford College, Emory University
How a thrill-seeking personality helps Olympic athletes

One of the main draws of the Winter Olympics is the opportunity to witness some of the most exciting and nail-biting athletic feats.

The daring events include the bobsled and downhill skiing. Then there’s the terrifying skeleton: Imagine barreling down a narrow chute of twisted ice-coated concrete at 125 miles per hour. Now imagine doing...

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