Gymnastics great and four-time Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles made headlines when she decided to withdraw from the individual all-around gymnastics' competition at the Tokyo Olympics.
She made the announcement to focus in on her mental well-being, as she told her coach and a team doctor she was not in the right "head space" to continue.
Former Olympic gold medalist Nancy Hogshead-Makar and Dr. Steven Ungerleider, sports psychologist and the founding trustee of Global Sports Development, join Charles Blow on “Prime” to talk about Biles’ decision and the mental health of athletes.
All this and more on “Prime.”
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