Naomi Osaka’s decision to withdraw from the French Open has sparked necessary conversation about athletes and mental health. It was so important to her that she was willing to sacrifice a potential $1.8 million in prize money to put her own peace first. That’s not the act of a so-called diva, or of someone just […]
The stars are coming out to show major support for Naomi Osaka! As we have been reporting the last few days, the tennis superstar withdrew herself from the French Open after explaining how media interviews and post-match press conferences contributed to her social anxiety. Osaka had previously been fined $15,000 by tournament officials for ducking out […]
In 2006, Zach Greinke almost quit baseball. Racked with social anxiety, Greinke told the media he thought, “Why am I putting myself through torture when I didn’t really want to do it? I mean, I enjoyed playing, but everything else that went with it I didn’t.” Read more…
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Tennis superstar Naomi Osaka has officially announced her withdrawal from the French Open tennis tournament, as of Monday afternoon. In a tweet published to her official account on Monday, the young tennis sensation told the world that she’d be stepping back from the game for a bit to focus on her own mental health and social anxiety […]
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Tennis superstar Naomi Osaka has been fined $15,000 after ducking out of a mandatory press conference following her win in the first round at Sunday’s French Open. Osaka, a 23-year-old Japanese tennis phenom who has drawn considerable attention for her on-court talent, now could face stiffer punishment in future rounds if she skips future press conferences. Those consequences […]
There is a new financial model emerging in women’s sports, one that doesn’t depend on the traditional gatekeepers to coverage. Read more…
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Not that the question needs answering. We all know. They haven’t been about the athletes for long before we were born. And now it couldn’t be clearer that they’re not for fans either. Read more…