Young women who compete in intense individual sports are some of the strongest people, both physically and mentally, on this planet. No one understands it unless you've done it.https://twitter.com/emptywheel/status/928985141229293568 …
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Yeah, at that level, your identity is completely wrapped up in it. I quit around the same age (and was not third in the country good!) and you don't even know what to do with your time.
Yup. She had 2 years of "normal" high school (which weren't an easy transition) and then college.