American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson made no secret of the issues she faced as she prepared for an Olympic journey that never happened.
So yes, it is OK not to be OK."īiles joins some other high-profile athletes in the Olympic space who have been talking openly about a topic that had been taboo in sports for seemingly forever. "Mental health over the last 18 months is something people are talking about," Phelps said. Now an analyst for NBC's swimming coverage, he said watching Biles struggle "broke my heart." Phelps has said he contemplated suicide after the 2012 Olympics while wracked with depression. Michael Phelps, winner of a record 23 gold medals and now retired, has long been open about his own mental-health struggles. Then she decided she wasn't in the right head space.īy pulling on her white sweatsuit in the middle of Tuesday night's Olympic gymnastics meet, and by doing it with a gold medal hanging in the balance, Biles might very well have redefined the mental-health discussion that's been coursing through sports for the past year.
Getting it done.įor years, Simone Biles was one of the very best at that. TOKYO - For decades, they were told to shake it off or toughen up - to set aside the doubt, or the demons, and focus on the task at hand: winning.
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