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I m Not the Only One : Paralympian Jaleen Roberts Is Changing the Conversation on Mental Health
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Trigger warning: This post discusses depression and suicide.
For four years, Jaleen Roberts shaped her life around one dream. A long jumper and 100- and 200-meter sprinter in the T37 division, track was Roberts s world, and making the Paralympic Games her ultimate goal. Training in Spokane, WA, everything Roberts did, every choice she made, came back to track. So in March 2020, when the Paralympic Games were postponed due to COVID-19, it felt like Roberts s dream was ripped away. She took it hard, turning down interview requests, and avoiding her training. She didn t want to talk to anybody connected to the sport.
United-statesSimone-manuelSean-mccannDavid-gregJaleen-robertsInstagramTeam-united-statesMany-team-united-statesParalympic-committeeParalympic-gamesOvertraining-syndromeUnited-states-olympicSo she has every right to say it. if it s her reality and something she cares about, of course she can say it. but these athletes do like to have press conferences so they don t have to individually speak with us one on one, that would take all day. but i think her point is well taken. i would point out, erin, at the olympic swimming trials a few weeks ago, simone manuel, the olympic gold medalist, came to the press conference to talk about dealing with depression, anxiety, overtraining syndrome. then she made the olympic team and will be representing the united states in tokyo so she used the press conference as a platform to talk about the issues. we all asked her questions. we were kind. we thanked her for coming in and talking to us. and she probably helped some young she said that, she s heard from young swimmers and others who have said thank you for speaking out so there s that side of it too. christine, as i said, you ve covered many, many olympics and
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