"I had some bad habits and I gave myself the ultimatum" - Tara Davis-Woodhall opens up on mental health struggles

Tara Davis-Woodhall, who won gold at the Paris Olympics, opened up about her mental health struggles. The long jump athlete is geared up to compete at the Rome Diamond League 2024.

After her Olympic exploits, Davis-Woodhall will be competing for the first time at the Rome Diamond League in the long jump event on Aug. 30. A day before competing in the event, the American athlete opened up about her mental health struggles in the press conference, revealing that she had some 'bad habits.'

Davis-Woodhall opened up about how she came out of her struggles and said:

"Back in 2020 and 2021, you know' I wasn't fond of what I was doing in my life. I had some bad habits, bad outlook in life and I gave myself the ultimatum of you know, you get this life's one chance and it's either you take it or you don't, and I decided to like buckle up, put on the boots, start marching, and ever since then I changed my outlook on life and I don't let the small things get to me as much."

Davis-Woodhall also opined on talking about mental health and added:

"I don't know, I feel like I am here for a reason and whatever that reason is I am ggoing to show my smile and share the joy of life. I think that, you know, we all struggle with something and if I'm able to voice my opinion on mental health, or voice that I struggled to, I feel like that could, you know, not just women, but everyone in the world to just, you know, be themselves and go out."

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The American long jump athlete won gold at the 2024 Summer Games after soaring to a height of 7.10m and became the Olympic champion for the first time.

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Tara Davis-Woodhall opened up about her mental health ahead of the Paris Olympics

After winning at the Paris Olympics, Tara Davis-Woodhall opened up about her triumph in an interview with Olympics.com. She unveiled her goal, saying that she always wanted to change the sport and was grateful that she got the opportunity to do it during the Olympics. She said:

"My entire life goal was to change the sport of long jump and get eyes on long jump. And I had the entire stadium watch the long jump for just a split second. And it means more than anything. And I'm so thankful that I had the opportunity to show what long jump is capable of and to show that field matter for sure."

Tara Davis-Woodhall now has her eyes set on the gold medal at the Rome Diamond League 2024.