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'She never stopped encouraging me': How Dawn Staley refused to let hearing loss hinder Ayla McDowell
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September 25, 2026
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Explore Today's NewsAyla McDowell relied on lip-reading and physical cues to combat her sensorineural hearing loss, but coach Dawn Staley convinced her to finally take action.
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