Emma Carmichael

“Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe both had Hall of Fame–worthy careers before they met. But to reach new, boundary-obliterating levels of achievement on and off the field, they needed each other. And, as they tell Emma Carmichael, their work is just getting started.”

On being in a terrible accident and trying to make sense of its narrative.

Emma Carmichael is the managing editor of Gawker. She lives in Brooklyn.

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