Posted on 07/27/2021 9:03:04 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Thank you.
Being the best also means knowing when you’re not, and getting out of the way for another. She was clearly way off her game, blowing what she should be excelling at. If she knew she wasn’t going to win, let a teammate fill the spot.
I’m intrigued by the “Ritalin” comment above.
While Simone Biles vacations in Japan for free and enjoys herself sitting in the stands... There is an Olympic hopeful sitting on a couch somewhere in the United States who could have filled her spot, if Simone Biles had instead decided to have her ‘mental meltdown’ before she left for Japan.
I feel bad for that young athlete... As for Simone Biles, I and I’m sure any other true fan of sports, feels cheated and ashamed of her selfishness.
I found this from 2016:
Simone Biles on Her ADHD: 'It's Nothing That I'm Afraid to Let People Know'
Simone Biles’s privacy was seriously invaded this week, when Russian hackers attacked the World Anti-Doping Agency's athlete database and released medical information about the USA gymnast.Biles has apparently had a "therapeutic use exemption" from the relevant oversight agencies to use the drug and still compete.According to ABC News, the published documents revealed that Biles had received a medical exemption to take methylphenidate, a stimulant used to treat ADHD that's typically banned. Ever the role model, 19-year-old Biles took to social media yesterday to clear up any confusion about her medication: "I have ADHD and I have taken medicine for it since I was a kid," she tweeted. "Please know, I believe in clean sport, have always followed the rules, and will continue to do so as fair play is critical to sport and is very important to me."
If the hackers were hoping to smear Biles’s image, they failed. As ABC News senior medical correspondent Jen Ashton, MD, explained, drugs like methylphenidate (known by the brand name Ritalin) "are thought to work by enhancing neurotransmitter function in the brain." They would not affect an athlete's performance, she said.
Biles wasn't the only target of the hackers: They also published medical information about Serena and Venus Williams.
-PJ
Self centered little twit. Or word very similar to “twit”.
CC
First of all let me say i find it hard to believe her doubts came out of the blue. If she had them before the competition and should have given the team the chance to start a substitute.
Other than that i think the Federalist is absolutely wrong.
She was NOT supposed to do anything for other people. She put in the work, she made the sacrifices to get were she is, it his her body and her health she`s putting on the line every time she competes, so nobody else gets to have a say.There is no margin for error or doubt in top level Gymnastics. She might easily have injured herself severely had she forced herself to go on.
And how would it have helped her team? If her vault is anything to go by she probably would have scored low, maybe lower than the girls who had to stand in for her.
And no, i don`t think Kerry Strug is a role model. It was an extremely dangerous and, frankly, stupid thing to do. With all the flak coaches get for mistreating their athletes she`d never be allowed to do it now.Not for nothing the now discredited and fired Karolyis were here coaches.The health of the athletes, often minors,should come first.
That said, there are countries where athletes are still mistreated physically and psychologically without consideration for their longtime health. Those systems break many, many athletes. Those who make it through will probably not falter under pressure.
Artur Dalaloyan from Russia helped to win team gold in Tokyo three months after surgery for a torn achilles tendon even though his doctors hadn`t cleared him and it usually takes more like 9 months to come back from that kind of injury. He is the product of just such system. He might have crippled himself for life. Would that have been worth it? Is it right to expect that from an athlete?
“God damnit Maverick!...”
In the end tho, \everything\ was about winning the Gold and beating Russia.
And, nothing else.
With this in mind, I withhold judgement of Ms Biles decision.
So does this mean she is allowed to take it in Japan
Eastern block countries just have a different mind set when it comes to athletes. They are pushed to extremes in all kinds of sports
That young English girl at Wimbledon got raked over the coals when she quit due to medical reasons.
Maybe. Lets see if she miraculously recovers for individual competitions.
she did not do anything wrong.
That 24 hour delay is what tells the tale, pulling out of the team, but not the individual.
She reminds me of the NFL players who don’t want to play at the Pro Bowl, who don’t want to risk injury during a, for them, meaningless game.
I wonder who/what convinced her to pull out of the individual event.
I bet that’s an interesting story.
She has pulled out of an individual all aound comp but next week is still not determined
I dont rule out $ as the reason. A crappy performance could affect her ability to earn
She also has had a terrible home life and was subjected to sexual abuse from the gymnastic system...so she probably has mental issues
I do. You get older. The body doesn’t do what it once could do, and doubt creeps in. Did you watch? Did you think she was faking it?
I’ll give her the benefit of the doubt. The pressure is tremendous, and some people just buckle. None of us is really in a position to judge from the comfort of our living rooms.
We’ve got lots of armchair quarterbacks with beer bellies in the comfort of their easy chairs judging her.
Please, tell us your experience competing athletically at the highest level in the world. What was it like? Did the pressure get to you? Was your body up to the task? I’m really interested to hear your experience since you clearly have some insight.
““I’m holding on too tight, I lost the edge!“
“Talk to me Goose.”
“Mavericks re-engaging sir!”
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