Can Your Beliefs Cost You Your Career In Sport?

May 7

Episode: #004.

Frances & Laura.

Your friendly hosts & Almost Pro founders.

Can an athlete’s beliefs actually cost them their career in sport?

In this episode of AP Bites, we explore one of the biggest conversations in modern sport:
Are athletes still judged purely on performance, or are they now also being judged on what they say, post, support… or even stay silent about?

From contracts and sponsorships to social media pressure, athlete identity and public expectation, this conversation looks at the growing tension between authenticity and alignment in professional sport.

Using examples from across the sporting world, this discussion references athletes including:

• Israel Folau
• Kyrie Irving
• Novak Djokovic
• Megan Rapinoe
• Nick Kyrgios

This isn’t a conversation with a simple answer. It’s a conversation about the changing reality athletes now navigate every day.

Stream Episode. 9:07mins.