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Allyson Felix Says She’s Found Her Voice — and She Has the Sneaker Line to Prove It

by admin | Sep 16, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Allyson Felix is officially in the retirement club of pro athletes, a group that’s recently welcomed some of sports’ biggest names, including Serena Williams, Tom Brady (who later . . . unretired), and most recently, Roger Federer. In between designing a...

Serena Williams to retire as greatest women’s tennis player of all time

by admin | Aug 25, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

The greatest player in the history of women’s tennis will probably take her final bow at the United States Open next week. Serena Williams’s status as the best ever is rock solid. I know that Margaret Court won 24 major singles titles and that Williams has won only 23...

Allyson Felix caps track career with 30th medal, bronze in world champs mixed relay

by admin | Jul 18, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

Allyson Felix capped her career with a 30th global outdoor championships medal, bronze in the mixed-gender 4x400m relay at the world championships on Friday in Eugene, Oregon. “Really special. I felt a lot of love out there,” she said. “It met every expectation. It’s...

Felix’s legacy grows as retirement looms: ‘When people think track, they think Allyson’

by admin | Jul 13, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

If you want to understand the impact Allyson Felix had on the track during her two-decade pro career, look no further than her teammates. “Allyson Felix was definitely the first female athlete that I looked up to,” says high jumper Vashti Cunningham, who was five...

Olympic champions Jenn Suhr, Michelle Carter set retirements from track and field

by admin | Jun 24, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Olympic track and field champions Jenn Suhr (pole vault) and Michelle Carter (shot put) announced their retirements on Thursday. Suhr, a 2012 Olympic gold medalist and 2008 silver medalist, scratched out of this week’s USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships. She...

Simona Halep says she was ‘super close to stopping’ due to injury last season

by admin | Apr 29, 2022 | Representation, SEW

An injury-stricken season last year nearly drove former world No. 1 Simona Halep to retirement, she said in an interview with the WTA on Thursday. “The injury last year made me feel that with stopping for four months, I cannot get the rhythm back,” Halep...

16-Year-Old Olympic Figure Skater Alysa Liu Announces Early Retirement: ‘I’m So Happy’

by admin | Apr 11, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu is ready to give up her skates! Liu announced her early retirement from the sport in an Instagram post on Saturday that featured a photo gallery of moments from throughout her career. “I’m here to announce that I am retiring...

Bowing out a champion, Ash Barty leaves us wondering what might have been for career that had only just begun

by admin | Mar 23, 2022 | Representation, SEW

For all sportsmen and women, time remains the unconquerable obstacle. They play at its mercy and pray their bodies withstand its ravages. They live knowing with absolute certainty that it will, eventually, conquer them. On Wednesday, Ashleigh Barty swept the rug out...

CiCi Bellis, 2017 WTA Newcomer of the Year, announces retirement from tennis

by admin | Jan 20, 2022 | Representation, SEW

CiCi Bellis, the 2017 WTA Newcomer of the Year and former world No. 35, announced her retirement from professional tennis Wednesday. In an Instagram post, the 22-year-old cited an ongoing arm injury as the reason for her decision. Read More
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