Do we place too much pressure on young competitors?
This question has been at the center of some of this summer’s biggest stories in sports. Simone Biles, one of the world’s most decorated gymnasts, withdrew from several events she was slated to participate in at the Tokyo Olympics. “We’re human, too, so we have to protect our mind and our body rather than just go out there and do what the world wants us to do,” she told reporters.
The tennis star Naomi Osaka withdrew from the French Open earlier this year, citing her mental health, and said her future is up in the air after losing in the U.