tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500590946775347522.post6370471371022379063..comments2024-02-13T02:30:15.796+11:00Comments on Minerva Reads: Barracuda by Christos TsiolkasSue Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11128625746717614768noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500590946775347522.post-88550464292715548632014-03-09T11:26:34.068+11:002014-03-09T11:26:34.068+11:00Good point and well made -- thanks for fixing up t...Good point and well made -- thanks for fixing up the postSylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278307570287553504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500590946775347522.post-6900868013479214412014-03-07T09:58:56.178+11:002014-03-07T09:58:56.178+11:00Thanks Sylvia for capturing the breadth of our dis...Thanks Sylvia for capturing the breadth of our discussion so well. I would like to expand on the point regarding elite athletes to say that while Tsiolkas explores here, the impact of "failure" in sport, we discussed that even elite athletes who succeed can suffer similar crises to Danny when they no longer have the singleminded goal. (As we seem to be seeing, for example now with a couple of our Olympic swimmers.)Whispering Gumshttp://whisperinggums.comnoreply@blogger.com