Push For Perfection: The Mental Pressure Of Elite Sports

Olympians are bucking historical expectations that athletes power through negative emotions.

"I distanced myself a great deal from the sport. Because I thought it was the sport that was so unhealthy. Then I realized it's not the sport that’s unhealthy. It's the people that are in the sport," Dominique Dawes told Newsy.   Decades after hanging up her leotard, three-time Olympic gymnast and four-time gold medalist Dominique Dawes is back in the gym, but not in the way you may think. This time her name is on the building, an accomplishment she says comes with great responsibility.   “During the interview process, my whole thing is, why do you want to be a part of this facility? And if it’s first and foremost not about the kids and having a passion to work with kids, they’re not on board,” said Dawes of her Maryland gym.