Stories of success: Cultural narratives and personal stories of elite and professional athletes

Reflective Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 387-398

  Carless, David ^a   Douglas, Kitrina ^b  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

elite sport; identity; narrative; story; success; well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861320564     PISSN: 14623943     EISSN: 14701103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14623943.2012.657793     Document Type: Article

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