It's O.K. Not to Be O.K

Why this matters here

Naomi Osaka’s 2021 TIME essay explains her refusal of mandatory press conferences on mental-health grounds and proposes limited absences from media duties without forcing private medical disclosure—while acknowledging tennis’s off-court commitments. The Game We Think We Saw treats the case as a dispute about the job around the game: what the result demands beyond playing the match. Osaka states her reasons and proposal; the book asks how athlete and institution each hold legitimate claims when media obligation is part of the competitive package.