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  1. bipolar disorder
    a mental disorder characterized by episodes of mania and depression
    Related CoverageHigh school player's inspirational touchdown run MLB stars criticize fans for not supporting team More From Jason ColeSpecial-teams coverage hurting Chargers Sep 28, 2010 Steelers look scary – and Big Ben hasn't played Sep 26, 2010 Robbins, best known for disappearing just two days before the Oakland Raiders’ appearance in Super Bowl XXXVII and diagnosed with bipolar disorder, is no longer some athlete fed by the Superman complex that lives deep inside so many.
  2. bipolar
    pertaining to or occurring in northern and southern extremes
    Related CoverageHigh school player's inspirational touchdown run MLB stars criticize fans for not supporting team More From Jason ColeSpecial-teams coverage hurting Chargers Sep 28, 2010 Steelers look scary – and Big Ben hasn't played Sep 26, 2010 Robbins, best known for disappearing just two days before the Oakland Raiders’ appearance in Super Bowl XXXVII and diagnosed with bipolar disorder, is no longer some athlete fed by the Superman complex that lives deep inside so many.
  3. replaceable
    capable of being replaced
    “If your identity [is] wrapped up in you being a football player and you’re in a sport where so many guys are replaceable, what’s going to happen when you don’t have football?”
  4. waiver
    a formal written statement of relinquishment
    He was cut and later claimed on waivers by Miami.
  5. incarcerate
    lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
    After more than 15 years of sitting in that seat, Pittman has come to one intensely sad conclusion:

    “The moments when Barret really sounds like he’s at his best are when he’s incarcerated,” Pittman said of the currently jailed former lineman.
  6. abbreviate
    shorten
    Underwood had an abbreviated tenure with the Vikings.
  7. inhumane
    reflecting a lack of pity or compassion
    “The nature of the job is inhumane.
  8. antithetical
    sharply contrasted in character or purpose
    To show weakness is antithetical.
  9. introspective
    given to examining own sensory and perceptual experiences
    Many more succumb to the intense pressure that exists in the NFL.

    “For me, it wasn’t hard to seek help, but I think the hardest part is it’s difficult to be introspective in this sport,” said Williams, who has openly discussed his bouts with anxiety and depression.
  10. self-imposed
    voluntarily assumed or endured
    That type of self-imposed pressure may lead to trouble down the line.
  11. conversely
    with the terms of the relation reversed
    Conversely, “I would say that we’re no different than what exists in general society,” said Adolpho Birch, the NFL vice president of player development.
  12. reticence
    the trait of being uncommunicative
    “People have a reticence to engaging in mental health therapy.”
Created on 九月 28, 2010

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