Riley Gaines

And that's when those feelings shifted to utter heartbreak. And I realized the severity of what we were dealing with. This wasn't just a circus or a funny ha-ha, like, SNL skit moment anymore. This was real life. And that's when I decided... What cowards we have leading us are coaches, even coaches who I love and respect and who knew this was objectively wrong.

And that's when those feelings shifted to utter heartbreak. And I realized the severity of what we were dealing with. This wasn't just a circus or a funny ha-ha, like, SNL skit moment anymore. This was real life. And that's when I decided... What cowards we have leading us are coaches, even coaches who I love and respect and who knew this was objectively wrong.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Of course. And again, I understand because the risk and the threats, they're real. I'm not sitting here saying that it's easy. Well, actually, I am. It is easy to say that. that there are two sexes. That's not hard to say.

Of course. And again, I understand because the risk and the threats, they're real. I'm not sitting here saying that it's easy. Well, actually, I am. It is easy to say that. that there are two sexes. That's not hard to say.

Of course. And again, I understand because the risk and the threats, they're real. I'm not sitting here saying that it's easy. Well, actually, I am. It is easy to say that. that there are two sexes. That's not hard to say.

No, there's been very, very few. Very few. People think it's either, of course, they're terrified, they're scared, they believe it when their universities or administrators tell them they won't get a job or they won't get into grad school or they'll lose their friends. Or people genuinely think it's not their problem. They think, oh, well, I'm done competing. It happened to me, but...

No, there's been very, very few. Very few. People think it's either, of course, they're terrified, they're scared, they believe it when their universities or administrators tell them they won't get a job or they won't get into grad school or they'll lose their friends. Or people genuinely think it's not their problem. They think, oh, well, I'm done competing. It happened to me, but...

No, there's been very, very few. Very few. People think it's either, of course, they're terrified, they're scared, they believe it when their universities or administrators tell them they won't get a job or they won't get into grad school or they'll lose their friends. Or people genuinely think it's not their problem. They think, oh, well, I'm done competing. It happened to me, but...

I'm moving on. It's on to the next thing. It won't happen again. Really?

I'm moving on. It's on to the next thing. It won't happen again. Really?

I'm moving on. It's on to the next thing. It won't happen again. Really?

Yes, and you.

You've been on a wild little journey, huh?

A journey that I certainly never expected, never wanted, still don't want.

So yeah.

Did you ever in your wildest dreams think that you would have to be an advocate for women's sports?

For sanity.