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Naomi Osaka on Her 2018 U.S. Open Win

Season 1 | 4m 09s

Tennis champion Naomi Osaka talks to Jackie Joyner-Kersee about her challenging 2018 U.S. Open win against her childhood hero, Serena Williams, and her later decision to withdraw from the French Open in 2021. The two athletes discuss the need to be prioritize mental health, and the hope that speaking about struggles publicly will help destigmatize the issue.

CORRECTION (Dec. 8, 2023): This program mistakenly refers to two events of the women’s heptathlon as the 60-meter and 1,000-meter run. The program should have referred instead to the 200-meter dash and 800-meter run in which Jackie Joyner-Kersee participated as part of the women’s heptathlon.
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Extended conversation between Nancy Lieberman and Chloe Kim.
Extended conversation between Billie Jean King and Diana Flores.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee on her sister-in-law and teammate Florence Griffith Joyner.
Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert – “The Greatest Rivalry in Sports History.”
Flag football world champion Diana Flores honors tennis great Serena Williams.
Learn about the legislative history of Title IX.
Nancy Lieberman and Chloe Kim talk about being role models for the next generation.
Julie Foudy shares the story of the 1999 Women’s World Cup with Suni Lee.
Billie Jean King and seven icons discuss the past, present and future of women’s sports.
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