Hey, Coaches. If A 16-Year-Old Is Winning All The Time, Maybe Her Shape Isn’t Really A Problem?

Her coaches didn’t exactly call her “fat,” but she knew what they meant. They used the word “unfit.” No, she’s not model-slender, and so what? She’s the world’s top-ranked junior tennis player. Unfit? She wasn’t going to stand for it.

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Jun 12, 2014

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