Introduction: athletes' journey in organized sports -- In the beginning : is it enough just to have fun? -- Teens in triumph and turmoil : adolescents' organized sports -- One level down : college and minor-league sports programs -- Scaling the heights : players in the four major leagues -- Without fame and fortune : pro team sports at the -- Stars who weren't supposed to make it -- A new playbook : the challenge of retirement from -- Sociological concepts and ideas -- Photo credits -- Index.
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