Olympic Gold — At What Price?

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While watching the Olympics, we are treated to a host of the most talented, hardest working, and skilled athletes of our time. Many of these athletes have been training since childhood to be where they are. Some still are children.

That begs the question — What toll does this kind of focus take on someone?

Over the years, Olympic athletes have not only faced the physical trauma of their…