Rhythm and harmony in extreme sport participation (2009)
Extreme sport is often viewed as the ultimate form of control over the natural environment, wherein the basic laws of physics and nature do not apply to the athlete. Other perspectives on extreme sport suggest that society leads people to feel powerless and insignificant, so extreme sport athletes use their activity to prove to themselves that they are, in fact, in command of their own destinies. In this study, the authors conducted interviews with experienced extreme sport a