"Always Struggled": Olympic Star Gabby Thomas Reveals Battles With Self-Esteem Despite Her Remarkable Rise

“Always Struggled”: Olympic Star Gabby Thomas Reveals Battles With Self-Esteem Despite Her Remarkable Rise

Mar 7, 2024 | 5:45 AM EST

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NCAA, international stages, or school, Gabby Thomas has walked a path of success in every way. The 27-year-old recently set a world lead in the women’s 300m with a time of 35.75 seconds. Add that to the 2-time Olympic medalist’s stand as a Harvard graduate currently pursuing her master’s at the University of Texas, you will find a journey remarkable and coveted. But the path is not illuminated all through.

Despite her steady ascent and firm path, the champion reveals it wasn’t all a smooth sail. Battling the wavering self-esteem, not always on her side, Gabby Thomas walked a path of uncertainty. But today, the champion might have found optimism in the challenge.

Gabby Thomas reveals her struggles

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Marc Randolph, co-founder of Netflix recently shared a thought on X that surfaced the platform to reach Gabby Thomas. “Having imposter syndrome is actually a good thing. It means you’re continually challenging yourself by taking on things you’re not sure you can manage,” he wrote in the post. The quick notion came to be a source of assurance for the Olympian who reveals to have struggled with the phenomenon quite often. “Imposter syndrome is something I’ve always struggled with. This is really validating to read,” she writes.

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Gabby Thomas has openly addressed the issue previously but ever so subtly with humility masking the stance for onlookers. “It’s funny to see that happen. I felt like I didn’t belong in these spaces. I was overwhelmed. Nobody knew who I was,” she remarked when she qualified for her first Olympics. Nonetheless, for the goodness of it in part, Gabby Thomas has risen to heights worthy of praise. As a fan stated under Gabby’s post, “Your times speak for themselves,” the youngster indeed needs a look at the path she has walked.

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From uncertainty to the pinnacle

Track and field wasn’t always on the map for Gabby Thomas growing up. The 27-year-old started as a softball and soccer player until Allyson Felix came in sight of Gabby. At her high school, she shifted her focus and ultimately recorded multiple school records and was MVP every year. The journey since then through the NCAA and the many Ivy League records pushed Thomas to own 2 Olympic medals and two more in the Worlds.

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On the side of the journey, Gabby Thomas tackled her school as an undergraduate in neurobiology and global health and currently as a grad student in Texas. Gabby also has a paper on the subject of rest looking at racial disparities in sleep disorders to her name. Through her school and through her track, Gabby wishes to help people take care of themselves. “It’s important to me,” she says speaking of her course and her pursuits have followed suit.

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