by admin | Aug 7, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner returned to action Saturday after missing the team’s past three games to focus on her mental health. She had 22 points, six rebounds and four assists in the Mercury’s 97-91 loss to the Seattle Storm at Footprint...
by admin | Jul 31, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Brittney Griner will not travel with the Phoenix Mercury on their upcoming two-game trip to Chicago and Indiana, so that she can focus on her mental health, the team announced Saturday. Griner has appeared in 20 of 23 games for Phoenix in her first season since her...
by admin | Mar 21, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Ski legend Lindsey Vonn retired from racing four years ago while describing her body as “broken.” But it looks like she’s put herself back together. Vonn went viral with a ski feat she pulled off in January and recently took part in a Q&A for our parent company...
by admin | May 31, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Naomi Osaka is one of tennis’s hardest hitters, with a powerful serve that topped 125mph at the 2016 US Open. It’s a swiftness and strength that, two years later, won her the first of four Grand Slam championships, beating her idol Serena Williams at just 19 years of...
by admin | May 20, 2022 | Representation, SEW
When the first college athlete died by suicide this year, Kate Intile thought of the time her own sport had left her in months of darkness. After she was cut from a storied college running program, “I wasn’t able to find any worth in myself,” she said. “I’ve never...
by admin | May 17, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Skate Mania isn’t much different than it was two decades ago when Erin Jackson first walked in. The sprawling wooden floor beneath fluorescent lights; the smell of brown leather roller skates; the snack bar; and the same teenage dreams inside four walls of painted...
by admin | May 16, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Natasha Hastings wakes up 30 minutes before her toddler in the mornings, says a prayer and recites “I am” affirmations to show up as her best self daily. “I am smart, I am beautiful, I am loved.” Read More
by admin | Apr 8, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Former world number one Chris Evert has called for discussions on the toll tennis is taking on players’ mental health following a spate of angry outbursts and emotional breakdowns on court. Read More
by admin | Mar 30, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Faced with growing evidence that celebrated athletes are struggling with the pressures of competition and intense media scrutiny, the governing body of women’s tennis is turning to a well-funded California startup for help. The Women’s Tennis Association agreed to a...
by admin | Feb 10, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
When tennis star Naomi Osaka withdrew from the French Open in May 2021 to protect her mental health, the move shook the tennis world and put mental health in the spotlight. As Osaka, then 23 and the No. 2 player in the world, walked away from the Grand Slam event at...
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