Naomi Osaka, Mental Health, And Our Rush to Avoid the Problem

In the wake of l’affaire Osaka in Paris, I was hopeful we were on the verge of one of those beautiful moments when sport leads society to a better place. As the transcendent tennis star left France for more comfortable environs, that hope was spelled out boldly in headlines like this one from C/Net: “Naomi Osaka has Kickstarted a Fantastic, Timely Conversation Around Mental Health”.

Naomi Osaka faces the press