Breaking the cycle of shame about mental struggles in athletics

“It takes a next-level kind of bravery to do what Naomi Osaka and Simone Biles did, but most athletes cannot afford to be that revolutionary,” said [associate professor Tina] Sacks. “Why aren’t there more Colin Kaepernicks? Because it takes a really extraordinary person to be able to buck the whole system, and there just aren’t that many people able to do that.”

Adrian Aguilera, Stephen Hinshaw, Tina Sacks, and other campus experts speak about athlete mental health and the pressures faced by elite athletes.