their second and fourtella and 8-year-old sophia are being remembered with makeshift tombstones. they were murdered this weekend at a shopping mall in another mass shooting. their mother is said to be in critical condition. their school principal described the girls ass of sunshine imploring parents who still have their children, quote, hug your kids and tell them you love them. also today, a 6-year-old boy left the icu and found out he is the only surviving member of his n orphan. according to a gofundme page, he lost his mom, his dad, and his little brother, who was just 3 years old. an army veteran who administered first aid at the scene described the horror he saw. the first girl i went to, and this is pretty graphic, but shlf she s okay and there was nothing left of her face or head. it was gone. these children are three of the eight people killed over the weekend in allen, texas, at an students in the same state did go to school but never came home in uvalde. in t
announcement, what did you think? well,, unfortunate lee we ve seen it in tennis and other sports, young people who have a high profile job in this day and age, it happens pretty frequently. amanda, i m glad she s taking care of herself, recognizing that she cannot push through. really, the toughest injury for any athlete is when your mental health is not as healthy as you need it to be. so, she follows in the footsteps of other high-profile players, like and rescue and osaka recently. but andre agassi wrote it about it in his book recently as well. marty fish on the men side. it s not just related women, it s on both sides. that s a really important point. it s not. and i ll bring in other sports, michael phelps, and the list goes on. i want to read a tweet from a former world number one tennis player, chris everett, came up with her in the world of tennis. she said it seems like a
took to social media to announce a break from the sport. amanda m. a small of said she needs time to focus on her mental health. she played in tournaments against naomi osaka and coco gauff, and she wrote an instagram i ve been really struggling with my mental health and burnout since the summer of 2022. it s become an unbearable being in tennis tournaments. at this point, my priority is my mental well-being and taking a break for some time. i worked as hard as i could to push through it. i will miss being out there. and i appreciate all the continual support. let s bring in former professional tennis player pam shriver. thank you so much for joining me. you are about the same age as anna when you became a worldwide tennis star. you are in the finals for the u.s. open. when you saw and read this
believe that the league is doing enough to support mental health, particularly the mental health of young athletes? well, the wta tour, which is the governing body of women s tennis, they ve actually had staff in mental health for 25 years, which came right after i retired. the staff has tripled in the last 5 years. so actually, the wta was ahead of the game. the usta also had a summit last year s open on mental health, and that initiative is going for a because the sport realizes, and i hope tennis can lead the way, not only with mental health, but all the with stronger safeguarding, to keep our athletes in the workplace as safe as possible. the 2 things really go together. oh, that is so true. and again, when you were coming up and you recognized some of the challenges we re seeing and hearing from amanda and others, people didn t talk about mental health. and they re talking about it now. and that is a good thing. and we should also note it is may, and may s mental health awaren
glamorous life. it is not. for teenager, it is not a normal life. every day, you are either a winner or loser. you put on a pedestal ashamed on social media. the highs and lows provide no balance. there s a price. take your time, amanda. can you relate to that? very much so. first off, christie is one of the great spokespeople and represents women s tennis, the champion and mentality, but also very compassionate. some lad past champions like crises are supporting amanda. and other athletes and other sports that struggle mental health. so, i can relate a lot. and when i look back and think about certain stages of my career, the language, coming forward about mental health was not there. i certainly recognize my struggle during my 19 years. and when you are playing the game, there is no social media. how much do you think social media amplifies this? and did you answer that i m also think about people who are not worldwide athletes or even celebrities in general.