print email comment close After the Ball URL: http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200405/after-the-ball Description: This article examines the psychological issues that professional athletes face after retirement. It discusses the emotional difficulties of transitioning to life after fame and success, and the challenges of finding a new purpose after a short career. From Psychology Today magazine. Author: Pearlman, Jeff Publisher: Sussex Publishers Extra Keywords olympic baseball football basketball Library of Congress Subject Headings: Athletes Athletes -- Psychology Athletes -- Retirement. LII Database Information: Record 20661 created by Jennifer English on 02/14/2006 Last modification on 07/29/2009 Published: 02/16/2006   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/20661