So...Simone Biles basically quit the team competition because of her mental health. I'm not sure where I stand on this--I get that mental health is a really big deal right now, but if you're an athlete and you've been training for years for this moment shouldn't you be mentally prepared?
The impression that I got is that she felt like it was affecting her physical performance, to the point where she thought she'd be detrimental to the team. I think she was basically ready to retire, decided to stay on for 1 last Olympics, then that Olympics got continued for an entire year and is being done in the weirdest circumstances....that to me is a bit more than a mental health day.
The impression that I got is that she felt like it was affecting her physical performance, to the point where she thought she'd be detrimental to the team. I think she was basically ready to retire, decided to stay on for 1 last Olympics, then that Olympics got continued for an entire year and is being done in the weirdest circumstances....that to me is a bit more than a mental health day.
shes a fucking quitter
So a few weeks ago she performed a move never done before in gymnastics competition and now she can't compete? Going to have to side with 76 here.
So a few weeks ago she performed a move never done before in gymnastics competition and now she can't compete? Going to have to side with 76 here.
thanks MJ. Now here is where we go our separate ways. If this was Mary Lou Retton pulling the same exact move in year of our Lord 2021, they’d be slaughtering her
So a few weeks ago she performed a move never done before in gymnastics competition and now she can't compete? Going to have to side with 76 here.
thanks MJ. Now here is where we go our separate ways. If this was Mary Lou Retton pulling the same exact move in year of our Lord 2021, they’d be slaughtering her
I'd be cheering her for even making the team in the first place. She's like 93 years old.
I don't totally disagree that the media is terrified to criticize her because she's black. But I suspect they'd be walking on eggshells to be all that critical of any female athlete in this situation. Michael Phelps might be getting raked over the coals by the national media though.
thanks MJ. Now here is where we go our separate ways. If this was Mary Lou Retton pulling the same exact move in year of our Lord 2021, they’d be slaughtering her
I'd be cheering her for even making the team in the first place. She's like 93 years old.
I don't totally disagree that the media is terrified to criticize her because she's black. But I suspect they'd be walking on eggshells to be all that critical of any female athlete in this situation. Michael Phelps might be getting raked over the coals by the national media though.
Within 72 hours (probably way less), someone will be able to link an article that concludes that it is OUR fault that this happened to her.
If she really did get disoriented in midair to the point she had no idea where she was going to land, she 100% did the right thing for her and her team.