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Wondering the opinion of Simone Biles walking away during


Jul 28, 2021, 9:36 AM

the Olympic competition due to her mental focus?

Do we hold female athletes that compete on the biggest stage to a different standard than what we hold male athletes in similar circumstances?

She did have a GOAT embroidered on her Leotard. Doesn't that set some standard?

Is it ok to just walk away when the pressure is causing extreme stress? Is this going to turn into the new normal?

Opinions?

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Re: Wondering the opinion of Simone Biles walking away during


Jul 28, 2021, 9:42 AM

This will not be popular but…I think she’s just like every other snowflake millennial that quits under pressure and suffers from extreme lack of self confidence due to poor development of social skills from overuse and abuse of social media. I think she is a disgrace to her team.

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Jul 28, 2021, 9:48 AM


This will not be popular but…I think she’s just like every other snowflake millennial that quits under pressure and suffers from extreme lack of self confidence due to poor development of social skills from overuse and abuse of social media. I think she is a disgrace to her team.



This.

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Re: Wondering the opinion of Simone Biles walking away during


Jul 28, 2021, 10:03 AM [ in reply to Re: Wondering the opinion of Simone Biles walking away during ]

Perhaps if this were her first shot at the Olympics. But she has proven to be the best previously, so you can't say that she quits under pressue. For whatever reason, she withdrew this time. But she's been tested prior and succeeded.

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Jul 28, 2021, 10:11 AM

When she says “I quit because of the pressure” I can most certainly say that Yes. She quit under pressure. For whatever reason she quit. And to me it doesn’t matter what this issue was. YOU DONT QUIT!! Period. You persevere. You finish. But nope not now. Not in today’s American culture. We foster sad feeling and say oh you feel it’s too hard. Don’t worry you can go to your safe place and it’ll be alright. THATS BULLSHAT!!

What do you think would happen to a Japanese Olympian if they quit. Or better yet one from China or Russia? She just gave the rest of the world another reason to point at us and laugh. She went out there representing this country and she showed exactly what the youth in this country have turned into. Little sissy cry babies that can’t hack it when things get tough or get all whiney and quit because they don’t win.

Bah!

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I think this is way overstated. I'm not saying it's "okay"


Jul 28, 2021, 10:16 AM [ in reply to Re: Wondering the opinion of Simone Biles walking away during ]

to quit on your team, but all that talk of being a snowflake millennial? She has stepped up time and time again...we have no idea what was going on at that point and we have no concept of what it takes to be the GOAT (and she is...undeniably) in a sport famous for draconian and intense training regiments. She's 24 years old and she has carried American women's gymnastics for several years...she has four Olympic gold medals and 19 World Championship gold medals.

I'm sorry, but it is just lazy to chock this up to "snowflake millennial". The greatest women gymnast, with a dozens of championships apparently cracked a little. Unfortunate, but hopefully she bounces back.

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I agree. In addition, this is a sport that has a very high


Jul 28, 2021, 1:02 PM

risk of serious injury if a flip is done improperly or a landing isn't on point. I think her disorientation on a couple of her vaults yesterday really freaked her out. I think she got scared that she could hurt herself.

This isn't to minimize the fact that stress and anxiety are at the core of her inability to perform. I hope she takes the time to explore that more and get help. I would hate for the repercussions of her decision yesterday to haunt her for the rest of her life.

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Re: Wondering the opinion of Simone Biles walking away during


Jul 28, 2021, 10:42 AM [ in reply to Re: Wondering the opinion of Simone Biles walking away during ]

Have you ever quit a job in your entire life? If so, that's you quitting on your team you snowflake loser...

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Re: Wondering the opinion of Simone Biles walking away during


Jul 28, 2021, 12:59 PM [ in reply to Re: Wondering the opinion of Simone Biles walking away during ]

Isn't see part of Gen Z? Aren't most of the other people competing in the Olympics within a similar age range as she is? If what you're saying is true then you'd see most of the competing athletes quit not just in the Olympics but in all sports since they're all either millennials or younger, and most of them use social media. I'm sure that no older generations ever felt pressure or walked away from something though right?

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Re: Wondering the opinion of Simone Biles walking away during


Jul 28, 2021, 9:47 AM

Who cares???? Give her a box of Kleenex a participation trophy and send her a## home!!!!

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Re: Wondering the opinion of Simone Biles walking away during


Jul 28, 2021, 10:46 AM

Actually she's walking away with 30 Olympic and World Titles.

She accomplished more at 16 than you ever will in your entire life.

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Re: Wondering the opinion of Simone Biles walking away during


Jul 28, 2021, 10:11 AM

I don't think this sets a very good example for kids who respect and idolize Simone Biles. If she has problems, she should have left that spot on the team open for a more deserving teammate. She hurt the team and made herself look bad. I feel sorry for her if she has mental problems, but this was handled about as poorly as possible... well maybe Steve Spurrier handled it worse.
And yes, I think this will be the new normal in years to come.

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GOAT does not equal superhuman… what’s wrong with y’all????!!’


Jul 28, 2021, 10:12 AM

She is not 16 but 24… about 4 years older than average retirement age. And oh yeah… she was sexually abused and unlike some stayed in the sport after that. Which one of your daughters, wives or mothers would we push and come down on regardless if they were the greatest at something? Mental health and illness is real. She has a whole life to live beyond being the goat of gymnastics. Why possibly injure her ability to function optimally as a friend or possibly wife and/or mother. Tells me she really is the goat!!!. I’m embarrassed, hurt and ashamed by these responses.

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She has been there before...I could understand better


Jul 28, 2021, 10:17 AM

if this were her first Olympics. Just has the appearance to me of "I've won before, and I'm not going to win this time. What's the point?"

She is a great athlete, maybe the GOAT, but she could have handled this better.

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You make several good points but


Jul 28, 2021, 10:29 AM [ in reply to GOAT does not equal superhuman… what’s wrong with y’all????!!’ ]

all the things in her past didn't seem to hurt her performance and ability to handle life's challenges in past competition. One of the first things my son was taught about becoming a part of a team is that "you don't quit". If you join a team, you stick with them through bad times and learn ways to deal with struggles and how to handle adversity so you can make future decisions better based on those struggles.

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The flip side of that argument is that she knew in warmups


Jul 28, 2021, 1:05 PM

and on her first event that she didn't have it yesterday, and she bowed out rather than sticking around to hurt the team.

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Re: GOAT does not equal superhuman… what’s wrong with y’all????!!’


Jul 28, 2021, 3:47 PM [ in reply to GOAT does not equal superhuman… what’s wrong with y’all????!!’ ]

I’m with you. I’m embarrassed by some comments. Incredibly difficult sport and now super dangerous. She felt off. She is a champion. I respect this difficult decision. She is the elite of the elite. Maybe 1% of world can compete in her realm? These terrible comments - wonder if poster ever watched her? Sorry she didn’t finish, but confident she made right decision.

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Jul 28, 2021, 4:16 PM [ in reply to GOAT does not equal superhuman… what’s wrong with y’all????!!’ ]

I agree with you but- the "pressure" did not just hit her at the Olympics.

It did not just come out of the blue-she sho0uld have not been a part of the team- give somebody else that shot at glory. I see it as a selfish self promoting act. Look at me- I made it to the Olympics- OMG- the pressure is to hard- jut this second I have to remove my self- Hogwash!

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Russians got to her


Jul 28, 2021, 10:15 AM

Russia, Russia, Russia

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Re: Wondering the opinion of Simone Biles walking away during


Jul 28, 2021, 10:20 AM

Is it okay to walk away when your mental health is so poor that you can't concentrate during a sport that revolves around flinging your body high into the air and contorting it in all kinds way so that any sort of failure to maintain focus can lead to devastating injury?

Yeah I'd say that's okay. Fortunately it appears like Biles surrounds herself by far better people than your average Tigernet poster who are far more understanding of the toll poor mental health can take on someone.

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Jul 28, 2021, 10:21 AM

Snowflake millennial? She has accomplished more than any other gymnast in the history of time. One of the greatest athletes every to walk the face the planet. You arm chair fat a**** carry nothing to her.

Secondly, Michael Phelps nearly committed suicide due to the insane pressure put on him with the Olympics. Did he push on? Yes he did at the absolute expense of his mind and health. Is that what we want to continue? Success at all costs? Screw their bodies and their long term health?

She has nothing left to prove. Is the timing unfortunate? Yes. But does she have the right to step back whenever she bloody well desires? Absolutely.

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Sadly, I think this will become more common


Jul 28, 2021, 10:24 AM

A few years ago, I never thought I would see a scholarship football player "opt out" of a bowl game, much less a New Years' Six game. I know it's not the same thing, but it does have similar characteristics.

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Re: Wondering the opinion of Simone Biles walking away during


Jul 28, 2021, 10:27 AM

For once, I agree with your opinions. She quit on her team, plain and simple and no, it is not a mental health issue. Opinions may vary on other GOATS in the history of sports, but did Michael Jordan quit because of too much pressure? Serena Williams? It's easy to blame it on social media and expectations of other forms of media, but in the end, it falls on the athlete themselves. If they can't handle the pressure and expections, find something else to do, or suck it up and set a better example to the younger athletes comming up.

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Jul 28, 2021, 10:28 AM

As many have already stated, she has proven herself time and time again.
Also stated, at 24, she is past the average retirement age.
Mental health is a serious and huge issue in out country today.

WHAT IF (no way of knowing), but what if this was her way of stepping into her new stage of life? Becoming the face of mental health issues in the country.

She has the recognition, she has the platform, she has the success if life to show you can overcome.

She has started the conversation. Let's see where it goes from here.

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Re: Wondering the opinion of Simone Biles walking away during


Jul 28, 2021, 10:49 AM

Nah they'd much rather her go the Michael Phelps route where she resorts to alcoholism and drug addiction to deal with the crippling depression and suicidal thoughts until she has to check herself into rehab. But hey some random guy in bum #### nowhere USA would get to point to her medals and chant "USA, USA, USA".

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Jul 28, 2021, 11:40 AM [ in reply to Re: Wondering the opinion of Simone Biles walking away during ]

Not sure if I'd want to be "the face of mental health". That title could stick with a person.

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Jul 28, 2021, 10:29 AM

the constant adoration over her and all the GOAT BS they keep talking about. And I know she has it on her outfit so she's guilty to a degree herself. But the mental stuff with her and Naomi Osaka is hard to understand. Simone's been able to handle the pressure before so I don't know what's wrong now.

Nastia Liukin made a good comment that when you can't be 100% focused in any of your gymnastics routines you run a real risk of getting seriously injured. So it just seems that Simone is now afraid of what she's doing and has lost her confidence. Hard to understand. I feel sorry for her teammates because of what it's cost them too.

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Jul 28, 2021, 10:38 AM

I see nothing wrong with what she did honestly. Mental health is important and you should be taking care of yourself, and that’s exactly what she did.

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Probably should have made less commercials and focused on


Jul 28, 2021, 10:45 AM

being ready to compete. Some of this may be self-inflicted with her obviously buying in to her own fame. I don't know if anxiety issues or whatever are something she usually has to deal with, but I am sure her decision was difficult. I don't know enough background to be real critical of her. Does seem she let her teammates down but what's the rest of the story?

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Re: Wondering the opinion of Simone Biles walking away during


Jul 28, 2021, 10:56 AM

I don't think it has anything to do with mental health the way we think of it. Her mind was just not in a good place as far as focusing on her task at hand. Gymnastics is an extremely demanding and dangerous sport and one wrong move can cripple a person for life. After a couple of practice vaults she realized that she was not mentally prepared and basically could not concentrate on her task. She did the best thing for her and her team. I have not seen any indication that she has ever not represented her country in a less than respectful way.

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Jul 28, 2021, 11:06 AM

I'm not going to be too hard on her but her claim as the GOAT in gymnastics is tarnished and this becomes part of her record. It's like Michael Jordan reaching the finals for last time with the Bulls and pulling out of the series due to his "mental issues." It would be forever part of his legacy.

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Jul 28, 2021, 11:04 AM

None of us truly knows what Simone Biles is going through. I hope she get the help she needs.

My issue is the way she and the media are predictably trying to package this as the ultimate testament to her bravery, team, etc. when it is not.

She quit on her team in the middle of adversity. Things weren’t going well for the US overall at that time in the competition.


It’s sad. It’s unfortunate for the rest of the team, but it’s not heroic. This is not what bravery looks like. It’s not a model for how you deal with adversity in life, and I refuse to treat it as such.

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Re: Wondering the opinion of Simone Biles walking away during


Jul 28, 2021, 11:46 AM

Judge not, that you may be judged. Take care of yourself because no one else can make decisions for you.
In my old age it is a mystery to me the things that people get upset about that isn't worth the time of day. Don't sweat the small stuff, there are bigger problems to solve.

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Re: Wondering the opinion of Simone Biles walking away during


Jul 28, 2021, 11:54 AM

This isn’t small. IMO. This behavior of quitting when things get tough has been plastered all over the news and worst of all praised.

Things like this directly affect my children and their perceptions about sports, perseverance, teamwork, etc. The example this young girl set will influence other young people that idolize her for her great accomplishments and perseverance in the past. But now that she’s all grown up and woke all the goes out the window.

It’s exceedingly more difficult to raise a moral strong willed successful child in the bass ackwards society we live in now. It is every parents duty to teach there children well so they can grow up and be contributors to society. Not to be a drain on them. Examples like this do no good in achieving that goal.

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Re: Wondering the opinion of Simone Biles walking away during


Jul 28, 2021, 12:05 PM

What goal hasn't she achieved? Is not a single gold medal enough? She has 30 gold medals and world titles!

Simone has achieved wildly beyond anyone's imagination. The fact she was still competing was more likely down to external pressures (from people like you) than HER desire to compete.

So the lesson is this to your kids - Be true to yourself! As an individual, you set where your goals are and how you want to achieve them. And be open and communicate with others about it. Don't bottle it up. Talk. Communicate. Be honest.

This stupid Baby Boomer, hold it all inside, BS way of life doesn't work anymore. Hopefully your kids learn from their peers rather than you.

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I would expect nothing different from you than to deflect


Jul 28, 2021, 12:38 PM

blame onto the Boomers! THEY did it to Simone.

Being true to yourself is just code for narcissism!

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Re: I would expect nothing different from you than to deflect


Jul 28, 2021, 1:02 PM

yup ... the boomer coaches who used, abused and kept thousands of athletes in silence.

Despicable abuse of trust for our children. It's not narcissism. It's truly caring for others as humans and not just machines.

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Re: I would expect nothing different from you than to deflect


Jul 28, 2021, 1:31 PM

Never fails. You’ll always get at least a few pathetic yet predictable responses from some if you try to speak with candor and honesty about an issue

Blame the boomers, huh? Gotta admit, I didn’t see that coming.

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While I understand your points


Jul 28, 2021, 1:19 PM [ in reply to Re: Wondering the opinion of Simone Biles walking away during ]

and agree that determination, toughness, and resolve are not prioritized as much today as they should be, I also believe that we can't stress those things so much that we don't ever allow someone an out.

You could tell that Simone Biles was scared last night. She had been in her head all day, and knew something was off during warmups and her first vault. In short, she didn't trust herself and that was a scary place to be.

The lesson here to children can be that an accomplished athlete had to make a tough/unpopular decision in the name of health/safety. Plus, you could say that what she did was selfLESS because she obviously wanted to compete, but felt that a teammate stood a better chance of delivering the performance that was needed for the team to win.

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Jul 28, 2021, 4:44 PM [ in reply to Re: Wondering the opinion of Simone Biles walking away during ]

Let me get this straight. If one of our Tiger golfers, say Jacob Bridgeman, our best player, is penciled in to play the next day in our championship match and on the practice range he understands that his game is just not where it should be and can't straighten it out, he should go ahead and play, shoot 80 and cost our team the championship. Would it not be more fitting to go to Larry and say "Coach, I just can't play like I usually do today, so maybe Zach should play instead of me". Would that not be better for the team?

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Why care or have passion about anything, right?


Jul 28, 2021, 12:35 PM [ in reply to Re: Wondering the opinion of Simone Biles walking away during ]

Unless it has a dire and immediate effect on you at that moment of course.

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Fortunately its just the Olympics...........


Jul 28, 2021, 12:13 PM

Nobody really cares about the olympics. It's an enormous waste of time and money. If people really cared about swimming and gymnastics there would be pro leagues and we would watch them on tv.

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I was initially conflicted.


Jul 28, 2021, 12:52 PM

My initial reaction was that she bailed on her team when they needed her most. Leaders don't do that. "GOAT" athletes certainly don't. Her actions yesterday likely cost the team a gold medal.

The more I thought about it, I began to feel sorry for her and all of the pressure she is under. We know she is a competitor who has reached the highest level of her sport. Determination and focus aren't an issue for her.

I truly believe that the moment got too big for her given everything that's happened. Decorated athlete who decided to return for one more Olympics, one that's been weird due to the year postponement, COVID pandemic, isolation from family/friends, no fans in the arena, etc. Plus, she recently decided to publicly state that she was abused by the gymnastic team's doctor, which I'm sure wasn't easy. She's carrying a lot on her shoulders, and I get that it's a lot.

I think safety played a role in her decision to walk away last night, but I believe her inability to execute the routines she's done tens of thousands of times was due to mental stress/anxiety. She had a mental breakdown.

Finally, I do think there is a double standard when it comes to men and women athletes. The female athlete is going to be given a lot more grace for walking away, whereas a male athlete would likely be vilified for doing so.

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Maybe some mitigating consideration


Jul 28, 2021, 12:55 PM

I really don't know how I feel about it overall...but consider:

She performed that vault and messed it up, didn't run the program she had planned to run.

She steps out so the rest of the team can do its thing, and they won the silver.

What would have happened if she had continued and made other mistakes?

A bad look either way...but at least she recognized she was headed in the wrong direction and stepped aside.

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Re: Wondering the opinion of Simone Biles walking away during


Jul 28, 2021, 1:06 PM

Some hardworking girl didn’t make the team. If Ms. Biles doesn’t have the mental fortitude to compete, her spot should have gone to someone else. Weak and selfish.

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If she felt like her poor performance would jeopardize the team from even receiving a metal....


Jul 28, 2021, 1:45 PM

I am all for her opting out. I do wish her teammates were aware this might happen and had a chance to mentally prepare.

The fact that she is not doing the individual all around competition adds to my support of her opting out. There is no way she would do this if it was not necessary.

I do feel sorry for some gymnast who is sitting at home and could have been in the Olympics. She took a spot.

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Jul 28, 2021, 2:46 PM

Early February 2021: Tom Brady announces that he will not play in the Super Bowl because his mental health is paramount. His coach and his teammates say they understand, agree with, and applaud his decision. His team and teammates don't feel like he's let them down. Sports commentators understand, agree, and applaud. They say that this is more evidence that he's the GOAT because his mental health is more important than football.
Late Summer 2021: Football coaches announce that they are going to start monitoring the players' mental health during games to see if pressure, especially in the late 4th quarter, may be detrimental to the players' mental health.

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I'm Ok With Anyone Not Participating Because They Don't Want


Jul 28, 2021, 3:05 PM

To. I'm sick of the media saying she is brave etc. for doing this. So tired of media always trying to paint victims as heroes. She's made $$$$$$$$ for TV etc. and never will have a real world money worry.

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Re: Wondering the opinion of Simone Biles walking away during


Jul 28, 2021, 3:15 PM

being hypothetical- if TL-16 was hurt he would never dress for the game.
I am also pretty sure that he would never have the word GOAT on his warm up.

If she has a mental issue- that is one thing- I would never knock somebody for that- as my children have suffered this fate.

I also know that their problems did not just manifest over night. I suspect that there was an on going issue- Feeling as she did about the great pressure that she feels has been put upon her- she should have declined the invitation to be part of the Olympic Team. She should have stayed home begun seeking help for her problem, hence allowing another person, maybe not as good as her, to have their shot at glory. I feel what she did was selfish and unwarranted.

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Jul 28, 2021, 3:20 PM


the Olympic competition due to her mental focus?

Do we hold female athletes that compete on the biggest stage to a different standard than what we hold male athletes in similar circumstances?

She did have a GOAT embroidered on her Leotard. Doesn't that set some standard?

Is it ok to just walk away when the pressure is causing extreme stress? Is this going to turn into the new normal?

Opinions?



the Olympic competition due to her mental focus?

Do we hold female athletes that compete on the biggest stage to a different standard than what we hold male athletes in similar circumstances?

She did have a GOAT embroidered on her Leotard. Doesn't that set some standard?

Is it ok to just walk away when the pressure is causing extreme stress? Is this going to turn into the new normal?

Opinions?


Was Team USA able to have someone take her place? If so, perhaps this was being a good teammate and not a bad teammate. Coaches would never make the call to pull her. Perhaps she knew that the next woman up at 100% was going to give the team a better chance than her at less than 100%.

She is competes in a sport that most people only care about every four years. This is likely her last Olympics. I doubt she made the decision flippantly.

I will give her the benefit of the doubt. Just like I gave Justin Foster the benefit of the doubt when he did not feel like he could go.

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Re: Wondering the opinion of Simone Biles walking away during


Jul 28, 2021, 3:36 PM

Who am I to judge?

Her achievements speak for themselves. We’re all human and the moment anyone thinks they are more than human is the beginning of you’re about to learn different.

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I think she got the "yips"


Jul 28, 2021, 3:42 PM

Her below-Biles-average performances at the US qualifying and at the Olympic team qualifying events got in her head. "Below-Biles-average" still is pretty amazing and she had the highest scores of anyone during the Olympic team qualifying a few days ago, but I think she came in with some self doubt.

That first vault where she got "lost" in the air and just kind of tried to pull out of it I think really completely undid her.

I'm not an advocate for quitting on your team, and my first thoughts on hearing about all this was that she's really screwing up her own legacy, and also screwing over her team. I initially thought that she should try to work through it for her own good and the team's good.

But the more I consider it, the more benefit of the doubt I give her. OK I can't even begin to comprehend how gymnasts do the things they do. I don't understand why there aren't dozens of head-trauma injuries and fatalities every year in that sport - it looks pretty death defying to flip around on a 4" wide beam or do two flips and three twists after jumping upside down off a spring onto a vault. So maybe I'm overstating this, but if Biles really was doubting herself, in a sport like gymnastics, it does put her in a pretty dangerous position. Seems like you'd need to be awfully confident to try to do the things that they do.

I DO think that she cost herself a lot by taking this route. I don't see it as someone who was being selfish or coddled - I really think she was freaked out. I don't think it was the "pressure" - I think she was having a confidence crisis that could really have resulted in injury. The comparisons to basketball and football players are not really fair IMO - although you CAN get hurt in those sports, if you're lacking confidence playing basketball, football, baseball it usually shows up in bad numbers but not necessarily personal injury.

It's so weird she could do all these things for so many years, but on the biggest stage it all got away from her. It's something that I think she'll regret for years, and is something I bet will cost her a lot of endorsement money down the road.

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