Get to know Olympic fencer Kamali Thompson and how she found her footing as a Black woman in fencing, medicine, and business. ⤵️
. For most people, that could suffice as a crowning life accomplishment. For Thompson, though, her potential has no ceiling. After completing business and medical school, she is now an orthopedic surgery resident, practicing during a pandemic.
Thompson’s talents, whether in a match, classroom, or operating room, were primed early. The Teaneck, New Jersey, native grew up with early exposure to the importance of dedication, even starting high school at 12 years old. From dance to homework, her parents encouraged practice and commitment. Many years later those skills for training and trying would be called on as she entered the competitive fields of fencing and medicine.
If you want to achieve a high goal, you have to sacrifice. Sometimes it's going to feel like you're making the wrong decision, and you need supportive people around you to say, “Listen, I know you want to go to that one thing or event, but you got to focus on your goal.” I think hearing that support from different people in your life is helpful.You can have many mentors and pull different things from them. For a long time I was looking for one person who would have all my answers.
When we seek support we better understand its value. You understand the concept of supporting others. Is that how you chose a career in medicine?I always wanted to be a doctor. I couldn't wait to see my pediatrician. She was an older Black woman and I wanted to be her because she made me feel great. I want to make other kids feel like that.Millennials don't live by the same status quo our parents live by, or our grandparents.
People feel lost, especially in today's time with social media. You feel people don't like you, you're not smart enough, you're not good enough, you don't have the best clothes. I want to say that it's okay to feel like that, but you can't let that wear yourself down. Know your self-esteem. You have to find what you're good at, find what you love.
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