Yep Jordan a quitter. There's no excuse to quit after your dad get killed. Let down his teammates. Weak. Choke loser quit. Could have had 8 in a row bad let a small detail detail him.
Recalcitrance? Who would have thought a Pitt football message board could be such a bastion for the King's English?
That reminds me of a beer pong tournament I played in one morning before a Pitt football game. We played single shot make-it-take style to speed up the action. I hit six in a row to clear the table. The next game I missed my first shot... and we were done 3 minutes later. I wasn't mentally prepared to hit 12 in a row. Fortunately Pitt kicked the shit out of Virginia Tech and my mental health was restored.
Nor does going to work with a hangover and climbing 150 feet on scaffolding to inspect a boiler at 600 degrees make me an athlete. Was I at my best... no. But did I do it.... yes. I think what people are saying is giving up because you are not at your best is..... well.... giving up. And saying it is a mental health issue appears to be a convenient excuse.
So are you saying it’s ok to stop with physical injury because you could get hurt further but it’s not ok if it’s a mental thing … which also could lead to injury??? (and seems by all accounts to be exactly what happened) reports were cloudy at first and unclear what happened but it looks like it was a barrier to performing and a danger . Does it really matter physical or mental if in the end they result in the same outcome? I’m also keeping in mind the xtra year added of pressure after being prepared to compete a year ago? Jordan or Brady never had an extra year wait time added on for their “moments of truth” ….maybe not even totally directed at you … but to those in this thread dismissing the mental aspects here or even trying to understand it beyond the usual “mental toughness “ cliches…
Do you actually see these two situations as remotely comparable in any way, or are you just trying to keep this absurd argument going?
Yes, because I don't believe the "mental thing" would lead to injury. This argument has been hyped up way too much. On that last vault she did, she landed on her feet. She didn't even fall down. She had a bad landing score-wise, but nothing about it looked dangerous. She landed on her feet and took a big step forward instead of sticking it cleanly. I saw probably a dozen other landings that were worse.
My guess is Joe is just messing around. The 2 situations aren’t even the slightest similar.
So what you’re trying say is Scherzer really backed out because the pressure got to him. Otherwise there’s zero similarities between the two. Got it.
No. What I'm saying is no one questioned Scherzer. He is a 35 year old man with a bulldog reputation. You wouldn't dare question him, would you?
Who says no one questioned Scherzer. Regardless, no similarity between the 2 situations. And I sure hope you’re not throwing out the old white guy vs you know what card.
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That's were the disagreement comes in. It's not reasonable to say she is at risk of breaking her neck.
The reaction of miserable old men to Biles' withdrawal from the Olympics and the overwhelming support she has received for it was certainly not surprising or unexpected. It's time for you to go back to ignoring the Olympics like you promised you would.
Which gymnastics events did you participate in?
You can't be serious!!! The speed and height in which she generates on her routines is more than enough to break her neck if she comes up short on her landings. STOP IT!
But it is. That last vault before she withdrew she immediately came off the mat and told her coach she got "lost" in mid-spin.She appeared visibly frightened and shaken by that. She was just lucky to land on her feet even though it was way off balance. She could have injured herself severely. Not making excuses for her, if you read my other posts in this thread you'll see that clearly--the fact that she got the yips at the moment of truth--essentially folded mentally under pressure--is the core issue. Pulling herself to avoid potential injury was the smart play under those circumstances.
This level of foolishness belongs on the Steelers board.
You really have your posters mixed up with that comeback about promising to ignore the olympics.
Gymnastics competitor? Or any sports competitor?
Not to flex on you but I broke my neck slipping on a patch of ice and all I did was flail around like an idiot before missing my landing.
Is anyone herein really disagreeing with you. Seems most lean towards the thought that it was the wise thing for her to pull out if she wasn’t up to the task. Seems the only debate is where that places her in the history of all-time greats considering all other competitors face the same risks and pressures.
I’m not sure what point you’re trying to make. Yeah, all other gymnastics competitors at that level face very similar risks and pressures. No different than other sports where the competitors in those sports face similar risks and pressures.
So apparently she is the only one who generates enough height and speed to injure herself. No one else.
Yep it seems apparent that many herein think she is the only competitor in her sport at risk of injury.
