Editor+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s Note: This is a guest post by Hydia Clark, a 17-year-old high school senior for our Go Woman Go Future Spotlight Series. Life sure can throw you some curves balls. At the age of five, my biggest worry was a new Barbie Doll or the latest new Brat Doll coming out+ADs I had no idea … [Read more...]
How to Handle Pain (and Stress) via @LashindaDemus
+ACY-nbsp+ADs Ever since I starting running track at 5 years old, pain has accompanied me in my training and my competitions.??So I decided at an early age that: Pain is something that I can???t avoid. I am??capable of overcoming it. A lot of people think that the best??athletes have a ???high … [Read more...]
I never change. I simply become more myself. via @LashindaDemus
+ACY-ldquo+ADs-I never change. I simply become more myself.+ACY-rdquo+ADs +ACY-ndash+ADs Joyce Carol Oates Young ladies, you should be looking forward to your 30+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s. I truly feel more free each day to truly be myself and truly be proud of who that is. Don+ACY-rsquo+ADs-t learn this lesson the hard way +ACY-ndash+ADs you are the … [Read more...]
Please Support the Lashinda Demus Foundation via @LashindaDemus
I+ACY-rsquo+ADs-ve been a professional track and field athlete for ten years now.+ACY-nbsp+ADs-It wasn+ACY-rsquo+ADs-t until having my twin sons that I realized how important it is to give back to the community and also to set an example of promoting and participating in philanthrophy, which I believe we are all obligated … [Read more...]
Leading the Herd to Hell: How we are all ruining sports together
As I read Lashinda+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s latest post, How Sports Can Prevent More Ferguson+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s, I found myself nodding in agreement,+ACY-nbsp+ADs-thinking of all the times sports has connected me with people of different cultures, upbringing and skin color. It is already doing the same for my daughter, who is only … [Read more...]
How Sports Can Prevent More Fergusons
Russia+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s Natalya Antyukh and I have competed against each other many times on the biggest of stages. We respect each other as competitors, and when the race is over, we know the best woman on that day won. (August 31, 2011 +ACY-ndash+ADs Source: Michael Steele/Getty Images AsiaPac) We are all well … [Read more...]
The World’s Highest-Paid Female Athletes
Last week, Forbes Magazine released the list of the Top 10 World+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s Highest-Paid Female Athletes in 2014. This list includes prize money AND endorsements, so it is a true top-ten list. It goes as follows: 2014 Top 10 Highest Paid+ACY-nbsp+ADs-Female Athletes Maria Sharapova, Russia … [Read more...]
Quote: Boldness has Genius, Power and Magic in it
+ACY-ldquo+ADs-Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.+ACY-rdquo+ADs +ACY-ndash+ADs Johann von Goethe This quote reminds me of Shonda Rhimes+ACY-rsquo+ADs commencement speech at Dartmouth+ACY-lsquo+ADs-s graduation ceremony last spring. The 1991 grad, who is known for writing and … [Read more...]
The ESPY’s got me thinking about feminism and women’s sports @LashindaDemus
I took part in the ESPY+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s activities and awards ceremony this year, and it was a great reminder of+ACY-nbsp+ADs-how many inspiring athletes there are these days. It+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s so moving+ACY-nbsp+ADs-to see the difficult+ACY-nbsp+ADs-obstacles athletes have overcome+ADs it+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s a great night to acknowledge their grit and … [Read more...]
Lashinda Demus: My trip to the OTC to find out what the heck is wrong!
Have any athletes out there ever got to the point where you actually wish something terrible was wrong with you so that you had a valid excuse for your disappointing performance? 2014+ACY-nbsp+ADs-was the first +ACY-ldquo+ADs-bad season+ACY-rdquo+ADs of my career. I have dealt with injuries and setbacks before, but … [Read more...]