“It’s also important, because not everybody is a professional athlete, and not everybody knows what we are dealing with on court. We have like two ways to do that: media and social media. It’s good to use both of these platforms and to educate people.”What social media lacks — unless an athlete chooses to regularly answer questions from followers — is dialogue. I acknowledge things are very different now with social media and everyone having an immediate ability to speak their truth. But at the end of the day, it is important we respect each other and we are in this together.”

Source: New York Times May 28, 2021 21:15 UTC