16/08/2022
You can be tough and do incredibly challenging things. But you are also always deserving of gentleness and self-love." - Apolo Ohno.
Apolo Ohno: You may know him as Team USA’s most decorated male Winter Olympian in the sport of speed skating with eight medals to his name. He’s also a motivational speaker, four-time published author, mental health advocate, and Partner at Tribe Capital. His most recent book, https://apoloohno.com/hard-pivot/, is for those facing uncertainty who must reinvent themselves to thrive in a rapidly changing world.
In Part One of our two-part series, we chat with Apolo about his mental health journey, including the mental toll of hyper-competitive athletics, his core pillars for mental and physical wellness, and how we can challenge the taboo of mental health dialogue in elite sports.
Read the full conversation here: https://nue.life/journal/apolo-ohno-olympian-advocate-and-investor-on-taking-charge-of-his-mental-health-part-one