Posted on 07/27/2021 9:03:04 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Interesting blindgossip about this. Centers on her saving herself for individual competition because that is where the dollars are
My wife wondered if a mom with 3 kids in wet and poopy diapers says “I’m not feeling it today” would get the sympathy Biles is
I disagree. I think she just lost it. All of a sudden she just couldn’t perform. You could see it in her eyes. It’s easy for us to throw stones, but imagine the pressure. This isn’t like swimming where you just swim fast. Gymnastics requires precision, and if you lose confidence... its over.
No one cares about the wokympics. It will be regarded like the Pan Am games in the USA starting this year but forevermore.
“I’m holding on too tight, I lost the edge!”
There’s no “I” in Team.
But there is in Quit.
Yeah it’s better she didn’t injure herself. But I blame all the hype in the lead up. They probably shouldn’t do so much social media etc...
There have been a lot of comparisons with Osaka but the BIG difference is that Biles’ teammates were counting on her. Osaka hurt herself and only herself by pulling out of the French Open. Biles hurt the entire team.
Ain't no "we" neither.
Apparently she was on Ritalin, which is banned in Japan. It finally left her system. Weed is also banned in Japan, which explains why the US team couldn’t even win at skateboarding.
Time for reforms at Olympics. All athletes should be amateurs. I think the age limit should be 21. No professional athletes.
She knew she was off. Persevering would have been the selfish choice. She would be seen as courageous while her team failed with her poor performance. She made the courageous choice to accept the humiliation she knew would follow to allow her team to win without her. I have nothing but respect for her determination to do the right thing for her team despite the personal cost to her.
That’s what I think. Maybe she had a sudden realization and thought, “What am I doing out here tumbling across the floor?” I think gymnastics is inhumane anyway. Going off the diving board is better.
The Lebron James parallel is quite apt. No guts in the crunch. Just walk away and abandon your teammates. He did it in Cleveland and LA, she did it in japan.
She has competed at the highest levels for years, with great success; and now all of a sudden she has a mental collapse from the stress? I don’t buy it. This should be just another day at the office, based on her history and record. Yes she choked in the prelims; the great ones rise to the challenge. GOAT or goat. Her choice.
If Biles knew she couldn’t perform even to a less stringent standard than her usual excellence, she might have hurt the team more by continuing to compete.
Bah. General Patton would straighten this woman out real quick.
You know....what Simon Biles does is actually quite dangerous for most, and given her difficult history, it doesn’t surprise me when they make the decision that her mental state could actually get her injured.
I can’t imagine the kind of mental concentration needed, let alone the physical conditioning required to be at her level in her sport. If she says her mind is not in it, I don’t take issue with her decision to withdraw. She really has nothing left to prove....we all know she’s the best in the world right now, and perhaps one of the best ever.
Throw some love and compassion her way...and this is one of the few times not to judge someone unless you walk a mile in their shoes, because that young lady has done some serious walking so far in her young life. IOW....don’t be so damn snippy at a fellow American.
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