What does it take to find confidence when you feel like you don’t belong? Division I lacrosse player Laila Johnson shares her journey of being the only African American athlete on her team, battling exclusion, stereotypes, and self-doubt.
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Published on Dec 12, 2025, 1:56 PM Category: Mental Fitness
For decades, mental health has carried stigma across professional sports. Athletes were expected to perform without showing weakness. Admitting to anxiety or depression was seen as failure. This silence fueled suffering in locker rooms and homes. Kevin Love was among the first wave of NBA players to speak openly about mental health, and in 2016,
Simone Biles is an American artistic gymnast. She is the most decorated U.S. gymnast in Olympic history with 11 Olympic medals, four of which are gold. She has also won 30 World Artistic Gymnastics Championship medals, the most by any gymnast. Biles has competed in three Olympic Games: Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020 (held in 2021),
