Why we are losers.
“I Was Just Shaking” - Simone Biles Explains Why She Abruptly Quit Olympic Event
American gymnast Simone Biles said she abruptly stopped competing during the women’s gymnastics team final because she was dealing with mental problems.
Biles, speaking to reporters after the United States was beaten by Russia, said she “just felt like it would be a little bit better to take a back seat, to work on my mindfulness.”
Biles said she suffered no physical injury, despite Team USA saying earlier she was out due to “a medical issue.”
“That’s why I took a step back, because I didn’t want to do something silly out there and get injured,” she said, calling the Olympics “really stressful.”
“We had a workout this morning. It went okay. And then just that five and a half hour wait or something, I was just like shaking, could barely nap. I’ve just never felt like this going into a competition before and I tried to go out here and have fun and warmup in the back went a little bit better. But then once I came out here, I was like, ‘No, mental is not there.’ So I just need to let the girls do it and focus on myself,” she said at the post-competition press conference.
The sudden decision to withdraw despite not being injured proved divisive, drawing some support and some criticism.
Sarah Hirshland, CEO of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee, said Biles had made her proud.
“We applaud your decision to prioritize your mental wellness over all else, and offer you the full support and resources of our Team USA community as you navigate the journey ahead,” she said in a statement.
But others disagreed with the move.
“We now have decorated Olympic athletes quitting in the middle of the competition because they’re sad. What an absolute embarrassment. But in some ways an appropriate representation of a country that has gone soft,” Matt Walsh, a columnist for the Daily Wire, wrote on Twitter.
Biles still has several individual events on the slate. She has not yet decided whether to participate in them.
““We now have decorated Olympic athletes quitting in the middle of the competition because they’re sad. What an absolute embarrassment. But in some ways an appropriate representation of a country that has gone soft,” Matt Walsh, a columnist for the Daily Wire, wrote on Twitter.”
Trump said wokeism makes you lose. At that time he was referring to the American soccer team. But it looks like he has it right on all counts. As usual.
WOKE US Women’s Gymnastics Team Gets CRUSHED by RUSSIA!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEQCsjNEzaY
Interesting video - he first shows how Biles and some of the other gymnasts arecwoje, using their own tweets. Then some intereddting analysis on why patriotism matters, what it means, and why the woke lose at the end.
My take is that being woke steals their energy for anything positive, having to be angry all the time.
I caught a quick glance at the story but didn’t have time to dig into what all happened and what she said. I need to see the context before forming an opinion.
It could be that's she's in the beginning stages of a mental illness; it's not uncommon in the 20s.
Regardless of what caused the issue, it's not like she caused it or that she wanted it. It's one thing to be hung over from last night's partying and having to drag your butt into work. I know I wouldn't want a heart surgeon operating on me if I heard him say ‘my brain just isn't in this today; I hope I don't hurt someone’. I'd be saying hey doc, I'm good, I changed my mind about surgery!
And Matt Walsh should be ashamed of himself; she didn't say anything about quitting in the middle of the competition because she was sad. She's right; if her concentration wasn't there then she could have badly injured herself. I don't know what routine she was supposed to be doing, but would people have felt better about her toughing her way through it if she had broken her neck because she made a wrong move due to lack of concentration?