OT: Olympics - Biles
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Biles got 7th and 10th place in the world in 2 qualifying events and imploded in the first team event then stepped down. Thats not something to praise someone for - it's just a sad story. The star this event is the girl who stepped in and replaced Biles and helped Team USA win silver, along with the 2 girls who did all 4 events. Theyre the ones who should be celebrated.
You haven't seen anyone say what? There have been posters stating that criticizing her for quitting is off-limits.
Whether she competes in the individual competitions is still open, except for all-around. She withdrew from it.
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Team vs individual doesn't matter. Its a differentiation without a difference. You think teams can choke but individuals can't?
Nobody is saying you can’t talk about athletes choking. You’re arguing against nobody when you say that.
Yep, subtle distinction for now. We’ll see what happens, good chance she’ll pull out if the individuals as well.
Your reply here makes no sense. The appearance of choking sure seems to be one if the biggest debate points in this whole thread if not the primary one.
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...news.yahoo.com
you mean this clown?
pittdan77
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Just noted a subtle difference in the debate of GOAT in the post you pasted into yours. Limiting it to US gymnasts only, I was thinking all gymnasts not just US. I’d consider it debatable in both cases but especially considering all gymnasts.Also, not an amateur.
IMO, this puts her at the bottom of Olympic All-Around Gold medalists and above all those without AR gold medals. What happened to celebrating greatness, overcoming adversity, fighting through obstacles?!?!?
if what Biles did is brave and courageous, I am a full-fledged dragon slayer for quitting golf! Wait, I didn’t quit. I opted out, or something.
Bottom line, I recognized my limitations and did something about it. I let me take care of me. I faced my demons. And, most importantly, I am now living my best life
Nah. You're making up arguments. The post of mine you quoted has absolutely nothing to do with whether or not we can call her or any athlete a choker.
Its interesting who the loudest voices are in the media criticizing Biles. Lots in common, wouldn't you say?
Congrats, first to pull race into it.
Now it’s getting close to delete thread time.
Aly Raisman and Michael Phelps defended her and said they understood and supported her decision. Those are the only two people who have walked in her shoes. They should end it. Not a bunch of dudes sitting behind a laptop in a lazy boy eating wings all day whose most stressful event is taking a dump.
The dictionary definition of choke is "to lose one's composure and fail to perform effectively in a critical situation". That is exactly the situation under discussion.
They also didn't quit despite being in the same situation.
I would like to think your smart enough to see nuance in situations. Perhaps not.
You're arguing one thing and everyone else is arguing something else. Have fun.
Which person involved with US Swimming sexually abused Michael Phelps?
Biles didn't attribute her quitting to that, unless I missed it. It is irrelevant to this decision.
Simone Biles has won over 35 medals for our country while being emotionally, physically, and sexually abused by USA Gymnastics.
I don't know. MJ quit basketball for two years after his first three-peat. I think a lot of that was due to mental exhaustion.
Exactly… seriously a pathetic individual… “wah wah Megan shunned my advances and didn’t want my pee pee”… I mean my gawd… he’s gonna talk about being a stand up person? Sorry… but that appears to be exactly what happened here…
Really, you think that ends it??
what did you expect them to say. Neither of them would come anywhere close to risking PR backlash by criticizing or saying anything negative about it. Get real.
It ends it when the other side of the spectrum includes such luminaries as Piers Morgan and other clown shoes … yes. Do you really believe it’s all about “backlash”! Or perhaps they just have a hell of a better perspective on the situation and are worth listening to?
She did ... and should be lauded for it. That doesn't change the fact that she choked in the 2021 Olympics.
The issue is that she never used that as her reason. It may very well be an issue but she explicitly and clearly talked about feeling the weight of the world on her shoulders coming into the Olympics. She felt the pressure and she cracked under it. As I said on the pay board, it shouldn't brand her as a person but it also shouldn't be dismissed by others under the guise of empathy.
This whole thread confuses the heck out of me. I’m just not sure what’s being argued. She was great and her accomplishments make her the best of all time. What she’s overcome makes it even more impressive. She stopped being great the day she quit, and that’s ok. It takes nothing away from the career she had. Did she choke? Yeah. But I don’t know why people get offended by that term. No one is perfect. Not even the best at what they do.
Yeah I definitely believe that the chances are slim to none that any US Olympic athlete would say anything negative for fear of backlash. What world do you live in.
Taking any and all of that into account I’m still listening to former athletes over Piers f@cking Morgan…this really really isn’t a difficult concept to understand I don’t think…you weigh the source given any bias and past statements and make a call…. ?
what world do you live in???
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