5. Nadia Comaneci
Nadia Comaneci was one of the greatest gymnasts in the world during the 1970s. Just two years after her incredible success at the 1976 Olympics, she attempted to kill herself by drinking bleach. She denied any such thing for many years until finally admitting that she had been depressed and under an intense amount of pressure during that time. She attributed part of her depression to her parents’ divorce, but it’s also safe to assume that being highly competitive, young, and constantly in the spotlight and under pressure took its toll on her.
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