High-Performance Athletes & Mental Health Harold Fisher July 28, 2021 at 8:59 pm in WHUR Tweet Olympic gymnast Simone Biles has dropped out of a second competition this week because of mental health concerns. Biles’ high-profile decision coming after tennis superstar Naomi Osaka withdrew from The French Open in June for similar reasons. We look at how these elite athletes have moved all of us to take a look at how we view mental health. https://whur.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/THE-DAILY-DRUM-082821-ATHLETES-MENTAL-HEALTH.mp3 Dominque Dawes, Three-Time Olympic Gold Medalist, Founder, The Dominique Dawes Gymnastics & Ninja Academy Dr. Nicole Cutts, Licensed Clinical Psychologist David Oliver, Head Coach, Men & Women’s Track and Field, Howard University Tags: David Oliver, Dominque Dawes, Dr. Nicole Cutts, Howard University, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Men & Women's Track and Field, Mental Health, Naomi Osaka, Simone Biles, The Dominique Dawes Gymnastics & Ninja Academy, The French Open, Three-Time Olympic Gold Medalist