She's Got Game

Dr. Sharon Chirban: Confidence is Overrated

Tess Glynne-Jones

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Dr. Sharon Chirban has spent decades working with elite athletes and high performers on eating disorders, body image and performance psychology. 

In this episode she explains why confidence might be the most overrated skill in sport, how athletes' identities fuse with data and body composition and why the transition out of competitive sport can be one of the hardest a person will ever face.