WNBA All Star Ruthie Bolton Speaks Out About Domestic Violence

'Mighty Ruthie' Bolton was a former WNBA Legend who made every woman believe in themselves. She was known as the powerhouse from Mississippi with toned arms who meant business! She also have two Olympic gold medals under her belt.

One of the most successful woman in sports came out and discussed her struggles of domestic violence. She spent 11 years in her abusive relationship with ex-husband Mark Holifield. Bolton could not wrap her mind around how she could defend anybody on the court but would not raise her hand to her ex-husband.

The 47-year-old Hall of Famer explained how she was not faithful to her husband in 1996. Ruthie thought that the idea of him almost losing her to another man would change him. Unfortunately, her confession only alter Holifield's actions for a while. Shortly, he was back to his old ways. Not only did the affair made things worse, he would drink which fueled his violent behavior.

Ruthie never knew how to tell her family, friends, or teammates about the domestic violence. She never felt like the timing was right. It was easy for her to hide the abusive because she was never placed in the hospital. But the mental, physical, and spiritual abuse was killing the former legend day by day. She decided to divorce Holifield in 2002. However she did not come clean about the domestic violence until she wrote her book, The Ride of a Lifetime. When Bolton realized that her years of abuse could empower others, she found another reason for life.

'Mighty Ruthie' is now seen as a hero for different reasons now. She wants women to know that if he truly loves you, he will walk away before hitting you.

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