“Not Being Supported”: Reflecting on Motherhood, U.S. Olympic Legend Reveals Harsh Reality of Sporting World

Allyson Felix is one of the most decorated track and field athletes in history. The now-retired sprinter has collected multiple extraordinary accolades and recognitions. She has accomplished 11 Olympic medals and 19 World Championship medals. Her stellar record list also carries her 12th gold medal win and with it, she broke her tie with Usain Bolt for the most gold medals in world championships.

Apart from this, she usually voices her opinions on motherhood and is praised for her thoughts. She has the ambition to support all the working mothers. In a recent interview, she put out her strong opinions and how hard it was to be an Olympic icon and a mother at the same time.

Olympic legend Allyson Felix opens up about maternal protections 

The US sprinter recently appeared in The Daily Show hosted by Leslie Jones. Felix shared her insights on multiple sensitive topics and most of them revolved around the hardships during motherhood. Felix has never stepped back from talking about the serious issues that women face in their careers after becoming a mother. Felix shared a clip of The Daily Show on her Instagram story where she goes into depth about this crucial problem.

When asked by Jones about how it feels to be this Olympic icon, then turn around and have a baby, and on top of that, have the society doubt her skills after being a mother. Felix to this expressed, “It’s so hard, and women have been doing it forever…and the thing about it is just not being supported. Everyone wants the glory moment when everything is great and when you’ve come back and you’ve gone through the struggles but they don’t want to support you through that and that’s what I experienced.”. She then further added that the major problem that arises here is the lack of support. The Olympian highlighted the point that everyone wishes to be a part of the glory until everything is great.

However, when the struggle kicks in, the support is nowhere to be found at that stage of life for women. She was able to keep her opinions on the table so neatly because she herself has been through the same in her career and is usually seen supporting and sharing posts for motherhood on her social media.

Allyson Felix expresses constant concern for motherhood

Apart from creating a staunch career in the track and field realm, Allyson Felix has made her mark as an advocate for maternal health and women’s empowerment. She also launched her own women’s lifestyle brand called Saysh and wore its shoes during her competitions. Be it her business updates or her social media updates, it is mostly about this sensitive topic.

She recently shared a post on her Instagram account where she is seen stretching in a park but the caption added to it says it all. She wrote a note on how she spends her day fulfilling the roles of both a mother and a working woman. She expressed, “How I (realistically) spend my day”. She further revealed her routine, stating that she makes her morning tea, and AG1, spills her oatmeal, has Cammy insist on making her breakfast, says affirmations, sits in traffic, moves her body, has a meeting followed by another one, back to sitting in traffic, take calls, and made it home in time for family time and bedtime stories.

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Adding to this she wrote, “To all the working moms, I see you”. She gave a shout-out to all the mothers who have to play two roles like her. With every passing day, Felix keeps her opinions strongly on motherhood and is hell-bent on changing the stereotypical directive.

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