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Post by Admin on Sept 27, 2019 20:34:26 GMT
Over a year after leaving Twitter — and two years after taking a break from Instagram — former Olympic gymnast McKayla Maroney returned to the former social media platform, first with a photo post in August, and then again with two posts earlier this week.
Sharing a set of photos of herself in purple hot pants while posing next to a card, the 23-year-old wrote, “Caring less, doing more.”
Earlier on Tuesday, the athlete wrote, “Hold on tightly to what ur grateful for.”
Maroney posted her first tweet in over a year earlier in the summer, sharing another carside selfie on Aug. 8 and writing, “I don’t ever think twice when it feels right.”
The athlete hasn’t posted on her Instagram since Sept. 2017.
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Post by Admin on Sept 29, 2019 18:16:55 GMT
McKayla Maroney says she will talk more about her sexual assault at the hands of an Olympic doctor Larry Nassar, and thanked the family and friends for supporting her over the last few years.  The gymnast took to Instagram to address what has been going on in her life, and explain her absence and silence from social media. http://instagram.com/p/B294NiuBkF_ "missed u guys :cloud: last few years a lots happened w the #MeToo movement, and losing my dad very unexpectedly.. i'll definitely talk about it more, but for now i'll just say that even on the worst days, i knew i had so much to be thankful for," she posted.  Maroney continued, "i have the most supportive family, and friends, and u guys are part of that. blessed to have u, and happy to be back." |
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Post by Admin on May 20, 2021 20:01:34 GMT
Olympian McKayla Maroney Details "Traumatic" Aftermath of Her Gymnastics Retirement McKayla Maroney spoke to Twitter followers about the physical and mental "costs" of pursuing Olympic glory, as well as her ongoing recovery after retiring from gymnastics in 2016. McKayla Maroney is opening up about "costs" of being an Olympic gymnast after retiring from the sport in 2016. On Tuesday, May 18, the 25-year-old athlete responded to questions about her health after a mother tweeted her "parental concern" for her own daughter, who is considering pursuing gymnastics.  McKayla reflected on her time as a professional athlete, writing, "I don't regret it because I can now be a voice to help girls like your daughter, but I also was extremely lucky to make the Olympic team." She added that it's a "really good idea" to let the teen know about "all the possible costs" before letting her decide if this is the future she wants. As McKayla noted in a separate tweet, there's "never an easy day" when you're a gymnast of a high caliber. http://instagram.com/p/COn3nF8Bcma "I had a fractured shin, and a shattered and dislocated sesamoid bone, and my nose was still broken from my concussion the month prior," she replied to a video of herself on the vault. "Lots of gymnasts really compete with crazy injuries." According to McKayla, the sport also takes a toll on your mental health, which she wasn't prepared for when she first began her pursuit to a gold medal. She wrote, "I was never informed about the costs, and wish I would've known some of them. For example that it would take me 5 full years to mentally and physically heal from the intensity of what I went through." |
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