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This is so heartbreaking. I went to elementary school with Cameron. Athletes are crying out for help. Sending love and prayers to his family and friends!https://twitter.com/TMZ/status/1426188734874230786 …

To anyone who cheered me on at the Olympic Games, I just want to say thank you ~and~ return the favor. Drop your dream in the comments! Let’s hype each other up. There’s more than enough inspiration to go around. #TeamofTomorrow @comcast

Y’all can argue here but I said what I said. Take care!

Just give us a moment. The story can wait. Empathy and kindness is the most important thing we need in that moment. I’m off my soap box now

And it seems like that’s what the media and some spectators like. By no means is this an attack on the media. Just offering solutions that I believe many athletes feel need to be made.

So much of our life is public but not all our emotions have to be. For example: It’s not on public display when someone gets fired from their job or fails a test. As athletes, we aren’t obligated to give people all of our soul.

To look at us as humans with emotions. It’s mentally and emotionally exhausting to coherently answer questions while trying to process the fact that people already saw you fall short of the goals you worked so hard for on the world’s biggest stage.

As an athlete, I’m hyper aware on how their role can be improved for the betterment of all of us. Personally, I believe there should be some type of/better training to know when/if to interview and how to talk about certain topics, victories, and disappointments alike.

The amount of people who say we’re just sore losers or that we are “obligated” to do the interviews is problematic. Lack of empathy for athletes is problematic. As someone who studied communication in college with multiple journalism classes, I understand the role of media.

Athletes care to chime in: What’s the worst question you have been asked by the media?

Please stop interviewing athletes right after a disappointing performance before they have any time to process anything. Trust me. They gave it their all. Nothing else people need to know at that time.

SIMONE BILES *all the applause* So awesome to see you back up there! You have so much to be proud of! Your resilience is so inspiring! @Simone_Biles

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