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Simone Biles with a message for all the girls out there
Posted on 7/28/21 at 7:00 am
Posted on 7/28/21 at 7:00 am
If the going gets tough, just quit.
After all, you can always follow the example of *Vice President Kamala Harris and sleep your way to success.
Powerful stuff
After all, you can always follow the example of *Vice President Kamala Harris and sleep your way to success.
Powerful stuff
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Posted on 7/28/21 at 7:04 am to PsychTiger
Oh wow. She is a terrible role model. And MAINLY because she is black, probably liberal, and somehow linked to Kamala Harris.
But be honest....not because she quit the Olympics. People withdraw all the time. She was just high-profile and a sure-thing...so she made headlines.
Just say what you really want to say. We got your back!
But be honest....not because she quit the Olympics. People withdraw all the time. She was just high-profile and a sure-thing...so she made headlines.
Just say what you really want to say. We got your back!
Posted on 7/28/21 at 7:04 am to PsychTiger
Can’t imagine working that hard to quit… who did she rob a place on the team from?
Posted on 7/28/21 at 7:05 am to PsychTiger
quote:
If the going gets tough, just quit.
Well to be fair, Olympic committee saying they aren't going to judge her on abilities that she can do and no one else can. Is kind of fricked up. I'm sure that played a huge role in her breakdown.
Posted on 7/28/21 at 7:06 am to PsychTiger
She is going to regret quitting one day...
My Daughter slipped in a cheer event that cost her team a championship...I can tell you its miserable for the athlete who tries to reconcile an imperfect routine they can do in practice with eyes closed...and yet cost the team the ultimate prize by not hitting.
Its sports...it happens...
But not getting back on the Mat...thats a no no
My Daughter slipped in a cheer event that cost her team a championship...I can tell you its miserable for the athlete who tries to reconcile an imperfect routine they can do in practice with eyes closed...and yet cost the team the ultimate prize by not hitting.
Its sports...it happens...
But not getting back on the Mat...thats a no no
This post was edited on 7/28/21 at 7:07 am
Posted on 7/28/21 at 7:10 am to PsychTiger
Biles did NOT let anyone down or send a bad message to anyone. She is playing a sport for OUR ENTERTAINMENT! That is it. She worked hard to get where she is and then decided she didn’t want to do it anymore. She owes the American people nothing. Shame on us if we looked at her as something more than just a gymnast who was great at what she did.
The only people that she MAY owe something to is her sponsors who paid $ assuming she would perform in the Olympics.
The only people that she MAY owe something to is her sponsors who paid $ assuming she would perform in the Olympics.
Posted on 7/28/21 at 7:14 am to PsychTiger
I really don't get all the hate for this girl.
Whatever is going on with her 99.9% of the public have no clue what it is. So she made a personal decision for herself. How does her decision hurt anything other than her standing in her sport?
And I 100% do not think it sends any negative message to young girls to just quit when the going gets tough.
Maybe it sends the opposite message. Maybe is sends a message the you have a commitment and responsibility to yourself above all else (except your God).
I think the reaction to this sends a clear message to all young athletes. No one cares about you if you're not competing and winning.
Whatever is going on with her 99.9% of the public have no clue what it is. So she made a personal decision for herself. How does her decision hurt anything other than her standing in her sport?
And I 100% do not think it sends any negative message to young girls to just quit when the going gets tough.
Maybe it sends the opposite message. Maybe is sends a message the you have a commitment and responsibility to yourself above all else (except your God).
I think the reaction to this sends a clear message to all young athletes. No one cares about you if you're not competing and winning.
Posted on 7/28/21 at 7:18 am to PsychTiger
This might actually matter to me if I gave a shite about gymnastics.
Posted on 7/28/21 at 7:20 am to PsychTiger
#quittersarecool
Didn’t a Japanese male gymnast finish with a busted up knee?
Didn’t a Japanese male gymnast finish with a busted up knee?
This post was edited on 7/28/21 at 9:33 am
Posted on 7/28/21 at 7:20 am to PsychTiger
quote:
If the going gets tough, just quit.
Just like my ex-wife and another female “role model” for my 9yo daughter to look up to.
This post was edited on 7/28/21 at 7:21 am
Posted on 7/28/21 at 7:21 am to PsychTiger
While I agree with the logic, you don't quit, but look at how these young kids are treated these days. Sometimes they really don't have a choice. Simone may have finally gotten to the point to break free.
Think about the travel ball. Little Brayden may not even like baseball but he is good at it at 10 years old.
Think about college football. A kid happens to be 6-4, 260 lbs in 8th grade. Never played football, HS coach talks him into playing 8th grade and he wrecks everybody. Florida rolls around and gives him a offer. The kid get put on a train that he probably won't get off until he gets kicked off.
Parents go crazy, a lot of Hype, kid may not like it but he is big and great. He will coast through HS. Top 10 recruit. Gets to college, his heart still isn't in it, skill and size catch up with him. He struggles and drops out. His final stretch on the train is to then spend 2 years or more listening to everyone talk about the latest bust.
Think about the travel ball. Little Brayden may not even like baseball but he is good at it at 10 years old.
Think about college football. A kid happens to be 6-4, 260 lbs in 8th grade. Never played football, HS coach talks him into playing 8th grade and he wrecks everybody. Florida rolls around and gives him a offer. The kid get put on a train that he probably won't get off until he gets kicked off.
Parents go crazy, a lot of Hype, kid may not like it but he is big and great. He will coast through HS. Top 10 recruit. Gets to college, his heart still isn't in it, skill and size catch up with him. He struggles and drops out. His final stretch on the train is to then spend 2 years or more listening to everyone talk about the latest bust.
Posted on 7/28/21 at 7:27 am to PsychTiger
It is a bizarre and sudden turn for this gymnast.
She is an undisputed success, a tremendous gymnast. She has won just about everything and dominated the sport leading up to these Olympics.
Then she has an average performance by her standards then up and quits, citing mental instability.
I can’t help but see this as a microcosm of young American society today at large.
She is an undisputed success, a tremendous gymnast. She has won just about everything and dominated the sport leading up to these Olympics.
Then she has an average performance by her standards then up and quits, citing mental instability.
I can’t help but see this as a microcosm of young American society today at large.
Posted on 7/28/21 at 7:30 am to PsychTiger
Nobody will touch it, but you can damn well bet that the reason she quit is that she was getting pressure from the WOKE LEFT on the Team (other sports) who were making a stand .
They did not or would not publicly accuse or blackmail her with the 'cancel' or public call out card, but they don't have to...it's there. She had too much power to ignore, as a Black role model.
It will be impossible for anybody to walk the fence anymore; she is the best example of this. She'll have to chose; the pressure has just begun. The 'games' will never go away; she can't 'quit'...none of us can.
They did not or would not publicly accuse or blackmail her with the 'cancel' or public call out card, but they don't have to...it's there. She had too much power to ignore, as a Black role model.
It will be impossible for anybody to walk the fence anymore; she is the best example of this. She'll have to chose; the pressure has just begun. The 'games' will never go away; she can't 'quit'...none of us can.
Posted on 7/28/21 at 8:19 am to PsychTiger
I actually think this topic deserves at least a little nuance.
She was sucking it up and thought she'd become a liability. So she quit. She's going to get praised on that basis by our media establishment who would never criticize a black female athlete. I certainly don't think she deserves praise for it, but I can see a perspective in which she thought (immaturely, IMO) she was doing the right thing in the moment.
On the other hand, she's the GOAT or close to it. She has girls all over the world looking up to her, and the girls on her team depending on her. She's embraced that role to date. Quitting was the easy way out, no question. A competitor of her stature should have risen to the moment or gone down with the ship. If she lets the team down based on bad performance, fine. Hold you head up, tell the girls who admire you that you're going to have bad days but you finish, even when your bad day happens at the worst possible moment. Go out there and do your best for your team, no matter what that ends up looking like.
She was sucking it up and thought she'd become a liability. So she quit. She's going to get praised on that basis by our media establishment who would never criticize a black female athlete. I certainly don't think she deserves praise for it, but I can see a perspective in which she thought (immaturely, IMO) she was doing the right thing in the moment.
On the other hand, she's the GOAT or close to it. She has girls all over the world looking up to her, and the girls on her team depending on her. She's embraced that role to date. Quitting was the easy way out, no question. A competitor of her stature should have risen to the moment or gone down with the ship. If she lets the team down based on bad performance, fine. Hold you head up, tell the girls who admire you that you're going to have bad days but you finish, even when your bad day happens at the worst possible moment. Go out there and do your best for your team, no matter what that ends up looking like.
Posted on 7/28/21 at 8:20 am to PsychTiger
You don't quit on a team...even if you are having a shitty night. You do your best, and if a decision needs to be made, the coach makes it. She bobbled a landing on the one event she did and had a meltdown. She should have gone out and tried....for the team. Teammates have worked and sacrificed for years to have that one shot. They lose by 3 points. Had Simone stuck it out and had one good event, maybe they win gold. Now we will never know, because instead of rising up, she quit on her teammates. Their hard work completely disregarded and their dreams shattered by one person's decision to put pride and self over team..
That isn't brave, and it isn't admirable. It's the opposite of that.
That isn't brave, and it isn't admirable. It's the opposite of that.
This post was edited on 7/28/21 at 8:21 am
Posted on 7/28/21 at 8:27 am to PsychTiger
This whole thing seems off to me, I believe she is being paid to bow out. I don't for one second believe that a world class athlete of her caliber would just suddenly back out for "mental health issues". Call me a conspiracy theorist ,but these people are built different and I just find it hard to believe she is doing that. This just seems like a propaganda push and many are eating it up.
Posted on 7/28/21 at 9:15 am to PsychTiger
There’s a surprising amount of people here who hate freedom and individual choice.
Posted on 7/28/21 at 10:38 am to PsychTiger
She said she quit because she didn't want to hurt the team. Is that correct? If that is true, then it is up to the team to make the decision if she should continue.
You win as a team and lose as a team. I'm sure the others would have wanted her at her worst. She will regret her decision.
You win as a team and lose as a team. I'm sure the others would have wanted her at her worst. She will regret her decision.
Posted on 7/28/21 at 10:51 am to PsychTiger
She is a sexual abuse victim - I am cutting her some slack and saying that the pressure and old wounds combined to cause a level of performance anxiety most of us will never know.
Now, if she competes later this week…..that will change my tune.
Now, if she competes later this week…..that will change my tune.
This post was edited on 7/28/21 at 10:51 am
Posted on 7/28/21 at 11:04 am to PsychTiger
quote:The message being: you can come from nowhere and dominate your sport, playing through injuries and pain more grievous than any fatass on an LSU message board has ever known.
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