Sarah Spain

But for instance, at ESPN, when I hear or see something from across our networks, which we have many, or people employed by us, I'll send it behind the scenes to the higher ups and say, did you notice that this radio host asked a female coach who came on whether the girls on her team were cute or what their outfits look like?

did you notice that this person that was on SportsCenter was doing a soccer highlight for women? And when they got out of the way of a penalty kick, asked if they were not wanting to get their hair messed up, right? Like these little microaggressions, I will send them along.

did you notice that this person that was on SportsCenter was doing a soccer highlight for women? And when they got out of the way of a penalty kick, asked if they were not wanting to get their hair messed up, right? Like these little microaggressions, I will send them along.

did you notice that this person that was on SportsCenter was doing a soccer highlight for women? And when they got out of the way of a penalty kick, asked if they were not wanting to get their hair messed up, right? Like these little microaggressions, I will send them along.

And I will say, we need to have conversations with people when they say and do these things so that it's in their brains when they go to work, that it's not going to just be okay. And It sucks that that's part of my job is basically be a nag and a telltale, but I don't care. Those people should be thinking about those things when they're at work as much as I have to think about them all the time.

And I will say, we need to have conversations with people when they say and do these things so that it's in their brains when they go to work, that it's not going to just be okay. And It sucks that that's part of my job is basically be a nag and a telltale, but I don't care. Those people should be thinking about those things when they're at work as much as I have to think about them all the time.

And I will say, we need to have conversations with people when they say and do these things so that it's in their brains when they go to work, that it's not going to just be okay. And It sucks that that's part of my job is basically be a nag and a telltale, but I don't care. Those people should be thinking about those things when they're at work as much as I have to think about them all the time.

And so I think that's one of the things, Abby, and for me personally, like whenever I bring up any issues of sexism and misogyny in sport, I lose fans. There are just a lot of sports bros who really want me to just be a cute girl that they can grab a beer and talk sports with who is one of the guys. And isn't that the best compliment in the world? You're not a woman.

And so I think that's one of the things, Abby, and for me personally, like whenever I bring up any issues of sexism and misogyny in sport, I lose fans. There are just a lot of sports bros who really want me to just be a cute girl that they can grab a beer and talk sports with who is one of the guys. And isn't that the best compliment in the world? You're not a woman.

And so I think that's one of the things, Abby, and for me personally, like whenever I bring up any issues of sexism and misogyny in sport, I lose fans. There are just a lot of sports bros who really want me to just be a cute girl that they can grab a beer and talk sports with who is one of the guys. And isn't that the best compliment in the world? You're not a woman.

You're one of the guys, which makes you cool. And we earned a lot of, as you say, proximity to power through that, Abby, for our whole lives by being able to keep up with the guys.

You're one of the guys, which makes you cool. And we earned a lot of, as you say, proximity to power through that, Abby, for our whole lives by being able to keep up with the guys.

You're one of the guys, which makes you cool. And we earned a lot of, as you say, proximity to power through that, Abby, for our whole lives by being able to keep up with the guys.

And both as an athlete and quick wit and sarcasm, I got through my entire career by being able to make jokes about inappropriate things so that I could make things calm and not reject someone to their face or call them out to their face. I would do it in a funny way and then we could all keep it moving. And that served me for a certain amount of time now. I've been around too long.

And both as an athlete and quick wit and sarcasm, I got through my entire career by being able to make jokes about inappropriate things so that I could make things calm and not reject someone to their face or call them out to their face. I would do it in a funny way and then we could all keep it moving. And that served me for a certain amount of time now. I've been around too long.

And both as an athlete and quick wit and sarcasm, I got through my entire career by being able to make jokes about inappropriate things so that I could make things calm and not reject someone to their face or call them out to their face. I would do it in a funny way and then we could all keep it moving. And that served me for a certain amount of time now. I've been around too long.

I am using my voice and my agency to call things out. I don't care if I lose fans. I don't care if people think I'm not one of the guys and I'm not cool. My intent now is not make myself more famous and richer. My intent is to change a situation and an industry that I am now big enough part of that people listen to me.

I am using my voice and my agency to call things out. I don't care if I lose fans. I don't care if people think I'm not one of the guys and I'm not cool. My intent now is not make myself more famous and richer. My intent is to change a situation and an industry that I am now big enough part of that people listen to me.

I am using my voice and my agency to call things out. I don't care if I lose fans. I don't care if people think I'm not one of the guys and I'm not cool. My intent now is not make myself more famous and richer. My intent is to change a situation and an industry that I am now big enough part of that people listen to me.

How do you make sure that if you are someone who is strong enough and I again, like I benefit very much from very good mental health, I can take the trolls, I can take the criticism, I could take all that. So it's kind of up to me to make sure that I'm holding it down so that people who are struggling more with that kind of thing. Don't have to face it alone.