Sports are more than just the game for the women who play, coach, and broadcast them.

Now there is a way to change the perception of women and push society further towards acceptance and equality.

From USA Today, Sports comes Changing the Game. A new podcast about women who have changed the world of sports.

Host Nancy Armour sits down with sports icons, legends, and trailblazers to talk about their careers and the impact that they've had on and off the playing field.

The conversations are personal and powerful and they show aside you didn't see on the

court or on the field.

This week they speak with Olympic gold medalist Lori Hernandez about achieving her live stream at just 16 years old as part of the final five gymnastics team at the Rio Games and everything that came after.

Now she's found that her voice is every bit as strong as she is,

and that she's not afraid to speak for herself and others.

You're about to hear a preview of changing the game from USA Today's sports.

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As Lori Hernandez prepared to do her balance beam routine at the Rio Olympics.

Cameras captured her giving herself that short but powerful peop talk.

And indeed, she seemed to have everything. Gold and silver medals from those 2016 games.

The Mirror Ball Trophy from Dancing with the Stars.

Fans all over the globe.

But nobody's life is perfect.

Lori has recently opened up about emotional and verbal abuse

from her former coach and the devastating effects it had and still has on her confidence

and self-esteem.

After she came forward, there was part of her that wanted to hide under a rock.

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