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Why does Team USA shot-putter Raven Saunders ('The Hulk') wear a face mask? Here's the answer.

Aug 1, 2021; Tokyo, Japan; Raven Saunders (USA) competes in the women's shot put final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Olympic Stadium. Mandatory Credit: James Lang-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 1, 2021; Tokyo, Japan; Raven Saunders (USA) competes in the women's shot put final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Olympic Stadium. Mandatory Credit: James Lang-USA TODAY Sports

Three-time shot put Olympian Raven Saunders wearing the mask Shalise Manza Young of Yahoo! Sports

"Early on, similar to the Hulk, I had a tough time differentiating between the two; I had a tough time controlling when the Hulk came out or when the Hulk didn’t come out," she said."But through my journey, especially dealing with mental health and things like that, I learned how to compartmentalize, the same way that Bruce Banner learned to control the Hulk, learned how to let the Hulk come out during the right moments and that way it also gave him a sign of mental peace."But when the Hulk came out, the Hulk was smashing everything that needed to be smashed."

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