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The hardest part about being a leader is demonstrating or showing vulnerability.
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23 gold medals and I still struggled with depression. Success doesn't fix what's broken inside. Getting help does.
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I was open about my struggles because I know someone out there is going through the same thing and thinking they are alone. No recovery is linear. No success story is clean.
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I raced for 20 years and never really talked about how I was feeling. That was a mistake.
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The moment I stopped trying to look confident and just told the truth about my skin, everything changed.