Este artícvlo que he encontrado por casualidad, buscando fotos "xtremas" en la WWW, apunta algunos de los puntos desarollados en el Libro "Riesgo Bajo Control"-;Los repasaremos los proximos días. Fear Factor: Success and Risk in Extreme Sports Brian Handwerk for National Geographic News July 9, 2004 Yesterday four men were gored during the running of bulls in Pamplona, Spain. But if you think the risk of serious injury failed to keep hundreds more from running with the 1,300-pound (600-kilogram) behemoths again today during the city's famous multi-day festival, think again. What it is that drives some to embrace extreme risks, while the rest of us scurrying for the safety of the sidelines? Lester Keller, a longtime coach and sports-psychology coordinator for the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association, says that not everyone has the mental makeup to excel in dangerous pursuits. "It takes a certain kind of person," Keller said. He notes that most of us hit a...
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