When Winning Doesn't Feel Right

November 2, 2025 - Paloma Arrigo, a two-sport athlete, USA Water Polo Academic All-American, and international sailboat racer, shared her thoughts, and her father's thoughts on gratitude, as well a the courage to critique in an effort to improve her sport, are shared in two articles:

When Winning Doesn't Feel Right

A Father's Perspective and An Athlete's Duty: Gratitude and the Quest for Truth

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