I would like to hear what you have to say.
Olympics- Simone Biles quits and Russians win gold
- Thread starter superjohn
- Start date
- Status
I would like to hear what you have to say.
- Joined
- Aug 26, 2011
- Messages
- 3,894
- Reaction Score
- 22,555
I mean, it’s live to you I guess. Earliest she would be back to compete is Thursday (Tokyo time), if she does compete in the individual events.
- Joined
- Sep 16, 2011
- Messages
- 52,845
- Reaction Score
- 194,323
Tiger doesn't even end up paralyzed driving 90 mph off a cliff, dude has nine lives.
Exactly Correct.
- Joined
- Jul 10, 2015
- Messages
- 1,466
- Reaction Score
- 3,899
I have different style of how I interact with others- I only believe in interacting & treating people positively & respectfully no matter how they treat or interact with me. I am me & how someone treats me has no influence how I treat them (I do my best) otherwise I would let other people dictate my behavior & who I am.
With that said, If I believe moving forward they will cause harm to my loved ones or myself I will end the relationship.
I really enjoy & admire what this forum has built & how the community has grown & I love listening to other peoples perspectives & really just communicating & going back & forth with how others feel & how each of us see subject matters. I think this forum has helped me grow as a person & have a better overall understanding of so many different topics & subject matters. As I said previously I don’t believe the name calling is constructive or productive & I chose not to join- but again that is my opinion & I respect & understand what you said above.
8893
Curiouser
- Joined
- Aug 26, 2011
- Messages
- 29,845
- Reaction Score
- 96,452
I have no issue with this young woman and her decisions and I’m in awe of her talent and courage.
But the day I saw that she was sporting GOAT outfits I felt a pang like it was Bad Idea Jeans.
To me, that only adds to the pressure and it’s going to be that much harder to keep living up to that no matter who you are.
There is no better competitive position than being underestimated.
But the day I saw that she was sporting GOAT outfits I felt a pang like it was Bad Idea Jeans.
To me, that only adds to the pressure and it’s going to be that much harder to keep living up to that no matter who you are.
There is no better competitive position than being underestimated.
Ok its from yesterday, I didnt realize that Biles actually gave it a go, you gotta respect that and she was honest with her teammates. NBC coverage sucks btw, if its not live dont say it is.
- Joined
- Jan 11, 2013
- Messages
- 181
- Reaction Score
- 839
Good for her. Her making that choice to step down on the biggest stage to highlight mental health and prompt discussions on it is very brave. She knew she’d get pushback from all of the mouth breathers out there. Imagine being actually mad about this - my god get over yourself. Mental health issues are real. She’s a hero in my book.
- Joined
- Mar 30, 2021
- Messages
- 105
- Reaction Score
- 477
She’s had that risk at every event she’s ever been in and dominated. Every practice even. She’s taken on that risk literally thousands of times. Why now? Makes no sense.
Watching it now she was there btw essentially being a coach to her teammates, media made it seem like she just quit and left, I have to believe she had an injury. I always gotta see it before forming my opinion from own opinion, rather then jumping the gun on media click bate.
Last edited:
ClifSpliffy
surf's up
- Joined
- Nov 9, 2018
- Messages
- 9,502
- Reaction Score
- 14,293
dayyyyummmm. u win the thread there, shakespeare. tight, concise, loaded with meaning, and less words than it took me to write this.
- Joined
- Sep 16, 2011
- Messages
- 52,845
- Reaction Score
- 194,323
You might want to consume so different media.
krinklecut
Class of '11
- Joined
- Jan 17, 2016
- Messages
- 1,930
- Reaction Score
- 13,036
Huh? She didn’t have an injury. There’s no speculation. I didn’t see any media that said she quit and left. I saw titles of threads that made it seem like that but I didn’t see any coverage that said she left.
- Joined
- Aug 26, 2011
- Messages
- 3,894
- Reaction Score
- 22,555
People acting like she just was like, "Nah, I'm good." Chick trains harder and longer than you've ever trained for anything in your life just for that moment. Maybe recognize that something must've been really really wrong, whether you can see it or not, for her to make that decision.
Im watching it and it really does look like she was hurt, maybe mentally not there, regardless she was their with her teammates. I didnt click on anything btw so I just took the news headlines as if she had just quit and didnt participate, making her decision sound worse then it was thats media click bate for ya though.
- Joined
- May 7, 2014
- Messages
- 14,835
- Reaction Score
- 31,284
You poor thing; you can’t even write
- Joined
- Aug 27, 2011
- Messages
- 6,892
- Reaction Score
- 16,344
correct.
You might wanna spell the word "some" correctly. My point was the media headlines made it sound worse then it actually was. Her being there with her team makes me respect her decision more.
Last edited:
- Joined
- Feb 19, 2018
- Messages
- 1,886
- Reaction Score
- 5,910
I have a family member with mental health issues, so I am trying to be sympathetic here, but am at a loss to understand why her mental issues caused her to quit on the team, but leave open participating in the individual events. In my value system, the team always comes first.
krinklecut
Class of '11
- Joined
- Jan 17, 2016
- Messages
- 1,930
- Reaction Score
- 13,036
Lol you got the idea that she left Tokyo in your head for some reason and are blaming the media even after saying you didn’t read anything
- Joined
- Sep 16, 2011
- Messages
- 52,845
- Reaction Score
- 194,323
What media? I read a bunch of stories on it and they all explained exactly what happened.
- Joined
- May 7, 2014
- Messages
- 14,835
- Reaction Score
- 31,284
Clay Travis
I didnt say she left Tokyo, btw I just said the headlines made it sound worse which is usually the case.
krinklecut
Class of '11
- Joined
- Jan 17, 2016
- Messages
- 1,930
- Reaction Score
- 13,036
Lol dude if you wanna edit it and then say “oh my bad I meant headlines” that’s good but don’t edit it and tell me you never said otherwise. Your post before your edit is in my quote post lol
- Joined
- Mar 30, 2021
- Messages
- 105
- Reaction Score
- 477
None of her reasoning or logic makes any sense. She says it was best for the team, but she completely screwed the team by doing one event and then quitting. She could’ve done this yesterday and another girl could’ve taken her spot. So what she did is literally the worst thing possible for the team.
and she’s also not exactly clear why she did it. She’s mentioned all kinds of reasons, Best for the team, fear of injury, too much pressure etc. Why can’t we just tell it like it is. She vastly underperformed for possibly all of those reasons or possibly something else.
But this is basically an all time choke job. Probably the biggest in history. AND she screwed her team over. AND she quit. Plenty of athletes have wilted under pressure but it’s never been celebrated as “raising awareness for mental health”. Not many have quit in similar fashion but they also weren’t being celebrated.
and she’s also not exactly clear why she did it. She’s mentioned all kinds of reasons, Best for the team, fear of injury, too much pressure etc. Why can’t we just tell it like it is. She vastly underperformed for possibly all of those reasons or possibly something else.
But this is basically an all time choke job. Probably the biggest in history. AND she screwed her team over. AND she quit. Plenty of athletes have wilted under pressure but it’s never been celebrated as “raising awareness for mental health”. Not many have quit in similar fashion but they also weren’t being celebrated.
- Status