Sometimes women get devastated by failing. Athletes don't; they just know that means they've got to practise harder, and they've got to do something else differently.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Elite athletes learn entitlement. They believe they are entitled to have women serve their needs. It's part of being a man. It's the cultural construction of masculinity.
Not only do the majority of senior women executives have sports in their background, they recognize that the behaviors and techniques learned through sports are critical to motivating teams and improving performance in a corporate environment.
In recent generations, women's sports have been a blessing. Some of us can remember the bad old days in the '50s, when we would discover in casual schoolyard play that a girl could outrun most of us or hold her own in basketball or hit a softball - but there were no teams, no coaches, for girls.
Women must try to do things as men have tried. When they fail their failure must be but a challenge to others.
Female athletes are supposed to be toned down. You're always supposed to talk about the team and never stand out.
What's endlessly complicated in thinking about women's gymnastics is the way that vulnerability and power are threaded through the sport.
The problem, as a female athlete, is that you don't want to come across as negative and moaning.
As athletes, we all have egos, we all think we can help, and when you're not given that chance, it's hard to watch.
It's something that can get overwhelming and frustrating, the sexism I experience in my career. It's just obviously a big issue in women's sport, like salaries, media coverage, just general things that you have to cope with in your career.
As an athlete, you have to become quite selfish with your time and your body and your training.
No opposing quotes found.