Biles bails at the Olympics

[Mik]

I'm not really willing to pick her apart, pro or con. I just wish her the best.

[Optimistic]

I´d love to see more focus on the 3 other Team members who competed with this disability and won the silver.

Biles is an amazing gymnast, and she has been on top for nearly a decade. It´s unfortunate she will not be competing in the all-around, but there are a lot of other highly-skilled gymnasts in the field and it will be exciting to see how the competition plays out now with this opening.

[Copper]

She choked and she and the team paid the price. Fine, end of a sad story.

The stuff about courage sounds like wishful thinking.

Her net worth is still $10M+, she'll be fine.

[Horace]

Not quitting would have been even more courageous. But now she can be an advocate for mental health or something. If she has a publicist, and I'm sure she does, that publicist sees this as a net positive.

[Jolly]

From here on out, it's all spin.

Better to have done your best and fail.

[Loki]

I am not rushing to judgement yet.

It’s the hottest news event going and there is a need for media on all sides to feed it.

The Russians won, we came in second. Whether Simone perceived a risk for the team to fall out of medaling and was unselfish is the question.

My personal competitiveness tells me Silver is a hell of a lot better than nothing. The drama around others standing up to extreme pressure and performing without prep was thrilling. Edge of the seat thrilling.

Anyone who thinks they know what was in Simone’s head is way over their skis at the moment.

If some are saying white privilege (think CRT) has created toxic competitiveness is full of shit.

Final thought, watching Simone on the vault and one other routine before she dropped out is quite telling that she was crashing, very predictive.

If you didn’t watch the entire event your are missing too much to speak with any authority.

[Jolly]

@loki said in Biles bails at the Olympics:

I am not rushing to judgement yet.

It’s the hottest news event going and there is a need for media on all sides to feed it.

The Russians won, we came in second. Whether Simone perceived a risk for the team to fall out of medaling and was unselfish is the question.

My personal competitiveness tells me Silver is a hell of a lot better than nothing. The drama around others standing up to extreme pressure and performing without prep was thrilling. Edge of the seat thrilling.

Anyone who thinks they know what was in Simone’s head is way over their skis at the moment.

If some are saying white privilege (think CRT) has created toxic competitiveness is full of shit.

Final thought, watching Simone on the vault and one other routine before she dropped out is quite telling that she was crashing, very predictive.

If you didn’t watch the entire event your are missing too much to speak with any authority.

I saw her events, and agree something was wrong. But, greatness is not only how physically talented you are, but also how mentally tough you can be.

[Horace]

There are certainly more sane ways to retire.

[Axtremus]

@jolly said in Biles bails at the Olympics:

But, greatness is not only how physically talented you are, but also how mentally tough you can be.

It's just sports, greatness is overrated. It's not like lives are at stake. Just do your best without hurting yourself, have fun, and call it a day. If you get hurt doing sports or playing games or doing any leisurely activity, just take a break, recover, and have fun another day.

[Aqua Letifer]

@axtremus said in Biles bails at the Olympics:

@jolly said in Biles bails at the Olympics:

But, greatness is not only how physically talented you are, but also how mentally tough you can be.

It's just sports, greatness is overrated. It's not like lives are at stake. Just do your best without hurting yourself, have fun, and call it a day. If you get hurt doing sports or playing games or doing any leisurely activity, just take a break, recover, and have fun another day.

Say Ax, is there a way to block moderators on the forum?

[Catseye3]

@axtremus said in Biles bails at the Olympics:

greatness is overrated.

Sez who? By what standard?

If it wasn't for thinking about and having fascination with greatness, life would be considerably less interesting than it is.

[Horace]

@axtremus said in Biles bails at the Olympics:

@jolly said in Biles bails at the Olympics:

But, greatness is not only how physically talented you are, but also how mentally tough you can be.

It's just sports, greatness is overrated. It's not like lives are at stake. Just do your best without hurting yourself, have fun, and call it a day. If you get hurt doing sports or playing games or doing any leisurely activity, just take a break, recover, and have fun another day.

An acceptance of one's own mediocrity is very zen, but probably not typical of world class athletes.

[Jolly]

My pastor weighed in on this issue...Thought his take was interesting. In his youth, he never made the Olympics, but he did finish in the top five NCAA pole vaulters a couple of times.

He thought she should have competed. The time to step aside was before the Olympics started. Let the alternate gymnast get her mind in the right place for competition. Once you commit, you commit for the team. He referenced Kerri Strug, who couldn't hardly walk, but still completed her vault to help her team.

[Doctor Phibes]

I'm waiting to hear what Donald Trump has to say about this whole business before coming to a conclusion.

[Copper]

@doctor-phibes said in Biles bails at the Olympics:

I'm waiting to hear what Donald Trump has to say about this whole business before coming to a conclusion.

We can only hope

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/07/right-rooting-against-americas-olympic-athletes

THE RIGHT IS NOW ROOTING AGAINST AMERICA’S OLYMPIC ATHLETES

Star Olympian Simone Biles was branded a public enemy by conservative talkers for dropping out of her role in the gymnastics team finals.

[Catseye3]

@copper said in Biles bails at the Olympics:

Star Olympian Simone Biles was branded a public enemy by conservative talkers for dropping out of her role in the gymnastics team finals.

We're not going to make it, are we?

[Mik]

@copper said in Biles bails at the Olympics:

@doctor-phibes said in Biles bails at the Olympics:

I'm waiting to hear what Donald Trump has to say about this whole business before coming to a conclusion.

We can only hope

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/07/right-rooting-against-americas-olympic-athletes

THE RIGHT IS NOW ROOTING AGAINST AMERICA’S OLYMPIC ATHLETES

Star Olympian Simone Biles was branded a public enemy by conservative talkers for dropping out of her role in the gymnastics team finals.

Not by anyone I know.

[Catseye3]

Here's a list of those conservative right-wing 'talkers':

Clay Travis
Buck Sexton
Piers Morgan
Amber Athey
John Daniel Davidson
Charlie Kirk

These peoples' remarks are truly horrendous. One of them -- don't ask me which one, I can't stand the idea of going back and looking for it -- said Biles brought 'shame to America'. No, you atrocious little insect, it's not Biles bringing shame to America, it's you and your spirit of vileness.

Go here for the deets if you can stand it: https://www.thedailybeast.com/right-wing-media-attacks-weak-simone-biles-selfish-sociopath

[Horace]

Imagine the QB deciding he couldn’t play in the super bowl, after the first set of downs, because his head wasn’t in it. The fanbase would feel betrayed, of course. please have some empathy for a normal human reaction.

[Catseye3]

@horace There is nothing normal, and nothing belonging in a civilized human society, about what these people are saying. They are beyond anything remotely acceptable.

My god, what are we coming to?