The subject of body image is one close to Aly Raisman’s heart.
It’s a message she wants to spread to young girls everywhere; speaking in an interview recently with For The Win, she said that her unique, muscular body type didn’t just not inhibit her Olympic dreams, it actually helped her achieve them.
On Wednesday night, she reaffirmed that point.
Writing a powerful message via her official Instagram account, the Olympian talked about how all the criticism she received from boys in her youth only helped her “love my body”.
Shoutout to all the boys from 5th-9th grade who made fun of me for being "too strong". Thanks for forcing me to learn to love myself and my body. My muscular arms that were considered weird and gross when I was younger have made me one of the best gymnasts on the planet. Don't ever let anyone tell you how you should or shouldn't look. There is no such thing as a perfect body type.
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