No, this isn’t courageous. Being scared and doing it anyway is courageous. Quitting isn’t.
Agree! She's the GOAT of US gymnastics and in the GOAT conversation of any US athlete EVER! She has singlehandidly carried US Amateur sports for getting close to a decade. If she says she didn't want to compete bc she wanted to watch what she DVR'd, I'd fully support that decision given what she done for US gymnastics and US amateur sport. Sounds like some here would rather her end up a paraplegic than deal with whatever is ailing her. Lots can go wrong on a 2.5 vault particularly if you're not in the right mind set. Just a guess but I doubt anyone on this board has reached the competitive heights she has.
Sorry, a GOAT doesn’t quit. This is a big part of what makes a GOAT a GOAT. Doesn’t mean her career hasn’t been amazing, it has. If her mind put her health in danger, she made the right call. Nonetheless, it does put her behind other all-around and team champions that didn’t freeze.
And all of these should be Olympic sports. (ping pong and golf actually are lol). Keep the Olympic dream alive.
She is the greatest American gymnast of all time whether she quit or not.
Well she did quit. I mean, when you start something and don’t finish and it’s not because an injury or disqualification, that’s quitting. Pretty much the definition of the word.
Literally if you google “greatest American gymnast of all time” Simone Biles comes up everywhere…
Go back and look at someone like Ronda Rousey. She had no qualm with everyone calling her the greatest of all time or subjecting herself to years of rigorous training. She did interviews where she'd talk about already having a mental map of her career and exactly when she'd eventually retire undefeated. But as soon as she got knocked out once, and her aura of invincibility was gone, she started talking about how she now contemplated suicide. Lots of these athletes buy into their own hype and surround themselves with yes-men and are totally ill equipped to deal with any sort of real performance failure.
There is no way she should be considered GOAT. Sorry, just ain’t no way possible. In a sport where pressure and mental toughness define greatness as much if not more than the physical talent, ain’t no way.
There's a school of thought relating to hiring that is similar. The person who received all As in school won't be as capable of dealing with setbacks in the workplace as well as the one who got the occasional B.
Clay Travis whined like a baby because he was kicked off a plane because his kids had lice.
Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Question Support for Simone Biles: ‘Why Is This Brave?’
Following Simone Biles’ shocking withdrawal from the team gymnastics competition at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday, many have applauded her for focusing on her mental health. But conservative talk radio hosts Clay Travis and Buck Sexton had little compassion for the star athlete, indicating on...www.yahoo.com
Nah. It’s easier for a bunch of unathletic dudes to tear her down on a forum. It’s interest the glee certain media folk have at this opportunity.
Sorry, we can have a difference of opinion on this. If that means someone gets characterized as some internet tough guy, oh well.
Typical reply from you, no toleration to opposing opinions. And that’s all it is, difference of opinion, albeit from a group of non-athletic internet tough guys.
Agree but if she competes in the individual it's going to look like she just didn't want bothered with the team events.
Two guys who couldn’t run across the kitchen for a donut without pulling a muscle or fracturing an ankle…. Jesus H.Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Question Support for Simone Biles: ‘Why Is This Brave?’
Following Simone Biles’ shocking withdrawal from the team gymnastics competition at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday, many have applauded her for focusing on her mental health. But conservative talk radio hosts Clay Travis and Buck Sexton had little compassion for the star athlete, indicating on...
Clay Travis may be the only person who I'd cite less as an authority than doke Steigerwald and Zeise combined.
I’m having a hard time making the Rhonda Roysey comparison. No doubt her mental toughness took a hit but her biggest problem was she was literally and physically getting the shit beat out of her in the ring, all after no one putting a finger on her in prior fights mostly because they were done as soon as they started.
Articles by Old fat plus 50 male keyboard warriors looking for click bait and who have only won at circle jerking holds less legitimacy than the most sourced NY Post article ever written. These critics have zero idea what it takes to compete at her elite level for so long or what she's going through and neither do I so that's why it's utterly insane to criticize her unless your name is Michael Phelps. And don't give me brady and Jordan nonsense. Those guys had elite teammates playing with them at the same time and weren't out there alone during rough waters.
Piers Morgan asks if mental health is ‘now the go-to excuse’ following Simone Biles’ exit from team competition
Outspoken pundit Piers Morgan may have won the gold medal for blunt opinion Tuesday when he questioned top gymnast Simone Biles’ sudden departure from the Olympics team competition following an uncharacteristically poor performance. “Are ‘mental health issues’ now the go-to excuse for any poor...
F&$king Piers Morgan????Piers Morgan asks if mental health is ‘now the go-to excuse’ following Simone Biles’ exit from team competition
Outspoken pundit Piers Morgan may have won the gold medal for blunt opinion Tuesday when he questioned top gymnast Simone Biles’ sudden departure from the Olympics team competition following an uncharacteristically poor performance. “Are ‘mental health issues’ now the go-to excuse for any poor...
Really, so Simone was out there alone? Come on, while each is an individual performance, it’s not like she wasn’t on a team with team support.
Or other gymnasts who from what I’ve seen definitely don’t support this “quitter” bullshit..
