Welcome to Hell: Brittney Griner and the Russian Prison System
Brittney Griner, a WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist, recently returned home after what she described as a 10-month-long “battle at every turn,” referring to her experience in the Russian prison system. Even though she was deemed well enough to return home to Arizona after spending a week at a medical facility and military […]
The Way We Talk About Career Failures Is All Wrong
Already a world champion in alpine skiing, two-time Olympic gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin entered the Beijing Games as a favorite in multiple races. But by Tuesday, the media focus was only on what she did not do. Advertisement On Monday, Shiffrin crashed 11 seconds into the opening run of the giant slalom race, of which […]