High-performing athletes are often viewed as having a celebrity-like status. Their strength, determination, hard work ethics, and incredible sporting abilities make them seem almost superhuman. Perhaps it has something to do with the Olympics being rooted in Greek mythology.

Nevertheless, athletes are often put on pedestals. They are required to perform at the highest level and to not show or admit weakness. Of course, it depends on the kind of weakness. For example, high-performing athletes who sprain an ankle or break a bone are given time to heal without question. If anything, we admire them, even more, when they are injured as it shows us the lengths they will go to for their athleticism.

Mental health hits differently. In the world of sport, there is a lot of stigma surrounding this

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