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Exhaust #86: Fear of Losing, Joy of Winning (with Kailub Russell)
There is no more unique situation in professional sports than the rare athlete who reaches domination status. Only a few can say they have reached a pinnacle where no loss is acceptable and there's a realistic standard to win every game, race, or championship. In this sport, championship streaks led the likes of Ryan Villopoto and Ryan Dungey to quit while holding #1 plates in Monster Energy Supercross, and Ricky Carmichael decided to go part-time for the final season of his career to finally shed those championship expectations. Once you win a lot, the fear of finally losing can overcome the…
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