We've grown up surrounded by beauty ideals that promised confidence, but often delivered shame.

In a special episode of a millennial mind, I sat down with Nicola Adams to explore how

appearance-based compliments and body talk shape our self-worth without us realizing it.

In partnership with the Dove Self-Esteen project, we unpack the tools to change the conversation

for ourselves and for future generations. Listen now and download the... with the Dove Self-Esteen project, we unpack the tools to change the conversation for

ourselves and for future generations. Listen now and download the free body confidence journal

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This is On Point. I'm Megna Chakrabardi.

In 1979, future baseball hall of famer Nolan Ryan signed a four-year,

four-and-a-half million dollar contract with the Houston Astros.

That contract made Ryan the first athlete in U.S. sports history to earn a million dollars in a single season. Decades later, the New York Mets Juan Soto is making

more than $61 million this MLB season, and it's just one of his 15-year, $765 million deal he signed

in February.

So look, there's no question there is a lot of money in sports today.

Top athletes get paid more than ever, and in the U.S., the Big Four,

a.k.a. Major League Baseball, the NHL, the NFL, and the NBA are making more money than ever,

raking in billion dollars in revenue every year.

It's also costing more money than ever simply to be a fan who wants to watch sports.

I'm calling all sports fans with this one, because we all have a major issue that's been affecting all of us, and all of us absolutely despise it.

Blackouts, and the need to have 15 different streaming services to go ahead and watch your favorite sport.

I remember cable used to be so simple. One payment a month, get your games, get to watch

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