May-June Marathon of Must Reads

Badass.

Yelena Isinbayeva begins prep for 2016 Olympics

Li Na.

Esther Vergeer. Perhaps most dominant athlete in any sport, ever. Always a fan :) 

Sally Ride, first American woman in space!

Baby Boks HYPEEEE!

And awesome pics from the world cup!!!

I really like this one :)

And some less badass stuff: Ugh. Uber mistreating people with disabilities >:[[[

Extremely relevant article about Briana Scurry (a total badass) and head injuries (ugh):

Scurry did tell the young goalkeepers, "There will be goals. You cannot save everything."

Real talk.

And finally, a video about being British Chinese. Something to think about and deconstruct / unpack more:

Monthly health plug! Snute Fighting!

"For the economy to be healthy, America has to remain unhealthy."
An interesting read about how lifestyle can be pre-determined Your Lifestyle Has Already Been Designed

Sweet article from nyt about Li Na! I'm a fan. Break the mold!

Don't take Ibu! or what we used to call candy / Vitimin I on our rugby team haha. I've heard it from the Romero's (Paul, Jordan), and here it is again! Adverse health effects include Anemia, hearing loss, hypertension, miscarriage, and more. Alternatives:

• Ginger capsules
• Chinese skullcap / baicalin
• omega-3 fatty acids
• panax ginseng
• holy basil

and more! they can be equivalent or better at reducing pain and inflammation.

Finally, Snute writes about Losing in Challenger as a full-time player forum link

my thoughts:

I can't help but thinking of that scene in She's the Man when Viola says to Duke, "I can relate!" in a super bro-y tone.