The toughest judge Suni Lee has faced on her road to the 2024 Olympics ? Herself. So, the gymnast has been attempting to loosen up the tight grips she has on herself. “I have been trying to take the pressure off of myself knowing that I am doing this for myself,” Suni, who won gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, told E! News in June.
"I’ve had to overcome so much the past two years to where I didn’t even think that I would be here." Making the team alongside Simone Biles , Jade Carey , Jordan Chiles and Hezly Rivera was a dream for Suni, who battled a kidney issue last year. But for the 21-year-old, simply making it through training each day was the goal.
“That’s been my biggest thing,” she continued, “just focusing on what's in front of me and not what's ahead of me because otherwise I'm going to get so nervous and probably have a mental breakdown." Indeed, concentrating on the mental gymnastics of the sport has been an important part of her routine. "I journal, I go to therapy," the athlete added, "and that's been the biggest game changer because there was a lot of self-doubt in there and a lot of pressure and a lot of not knowing where it all stemmed from.
So, to be able to talk about it, speak about it and know that it's OK to not be OK, it's a great feeling." Though every day isn't easy, Suni is tumbling forward toward her goals. “There's just been so much high stress to where I don't even want to go to practice," she told E!.
“But I know I have to go to.