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re: A lot of people criticized McKayla Maroney's disappointment in 2012...
Posted on 8/12/24 at 9:55 am to slinger1317
Posted on 8/12/24 at 9:55 am to slinger1317
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Yeah I've been saying for 2 weeks that nobody celebrates getting beat like the Olympics. The way the US men's gym team was bouncing around and the media was sucking them off, then they only got bronze? GTFO Give me a competitor like Maroney anyday over somebody happy to be 2nd or 3rd.
Maroney was expected to win the vault. If she would have gotten any medal at any other event she would have been thrilled. Y’all are insufferable people who sit on your coach bemoaning the 2nd and 3rd best people at an event that only happens every 4 years in the entire world.
The men’s gymnastics team were surprise bronze medalists. Same with Grant Fisher and Yared Nuguse. That’s why all those people were so happy. If our men’s basketball team would have gotten bronze they’d be pissed.
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Posted on 8/12/24 at 10:01 am to Dawgsontop34
This thread is actually way better than that. We are actually criticizing someone who won 3 golds this Olympics with how she reacted to her silver 
Posted on 8/12/24 at 10:03 am to lsupride87
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Biles won three more golds this Olympics
And yet, we on tigerdroppings have scraped the fricking barrel to make a negative thread
Honestly, I am truly impressed
it's a pretty small minority, in fairness. It's the usual incels like Seeek who wake up looking for something to bitch about and find nothign to enjoy in life. Imagine sitting out these Olympics, which were fricking awesome, because some perceived microaggression triggered you.
Posted on 8/12/24 at 10:05 am to RollTide1987
In general I agree but the Brazilian earned some major respect this Olympics and I think it’s fine for the GOAT to recognize that she got beat. If it was the all around.. yea I’d hope for a different look..
Posted on 8/12/24 at 10:13 am to SeeeeK
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they purposely cheated the Romanian out of bronze, so they could have their "Black", podium.
then just as quick as they allowed it, they changed it and Romanian was given her rightful medal.
Another proud "American"
Posted on 8/12/24 at 10:13 am to SeeeeK
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they purposely cheated the Romanian out of bronze, so they could have their "Black", podium.
Having an all black podium was not the driving force. The driving force was they judged her incorrectly, and the judges agreed with the coaches. She was stripped of her bronze for 2 reasons. The coaches were 4 seconds late in their challenge (BS rule), and the judges screwed up on the other Romanian girl's score and assessed her a penalty when she did not step out. Had her coaches actually cared enough, they challenge that, and Chiles challenge isn't even a topic.
Posted on 8/12/24 at 10:14 am to saintsfan92612
I was one who thought the mental health thing was an excuse till I researched it. It was life threatening. Different than being able to throw a ball to first base or pulling a drive. Can’t imagine doing a flip and not knowing which way was up.
Posted on 8/12/24 at 10:16 am to YouKnowImRight
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Sawft
And you can't teach that!
Posted on 8/12/24 at 10:22 am to Dawgsontop34
After seeing the drunk celebrations of Jokic and the Serbian basketball team, I’ll give any poster on Tigerdroppings a thousand dollars if they walk up to anyone on the Serbian team and call them a loser cuck who is proud of his participation trophy bronze medal.
Posted on 8/12/24 at 10:23 am to TROLA
I’m sure if Simone had a bad attitude when she lost, the same people criticizing her lack of care would be praising her determination and not at all saying she’s a poor loser. For sure.
Posted on 8/12/24 at 10:34 am to Dawgsontop34
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I’m sure if Simone had a bad attitude when she lost, the same people criticizing her lack of care would be praising her determination and not at all saying she’s a poor loser. For sure.
Reminds me of when the Rapinoe women won the olympics or world cup or whatever a few years ago. When we beat the British, alex Morgan did some mock tea cup gesture and this place went wild with salty tears about their sportsmanship. Had they lost and done some gesture like Biles, the refrain would have been "Look how soft they are!"
This post was edited on 8/12/24 at 10:36 am
Posted on 8/12/24 at 10:34 am to Keys Open Doors
It’s kinda a weird cowinky dink dink that Jokic isn’t getting roasted for celebrating the bronze like an absolute madman. Especially considering he was stoic when actually winning an nba title
So strange this board missed that….
So strange this board missed that….
Posted on 8/12/24 at 10:38 am to Marciano1
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My dislike of Simone Biles is due to how she quit on her team in Tokyo to focus on her "mental health" but then suddenly felt better and came back when her team carried on and performed well without her.
It's almost like people who take time to get better, get better.
Posted on 8/12/24 at 10:48 am to RollTide1987
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two but as great as she is I feel like she could have been even greater if she had the same level of grit and determination that McKayla Maroney or Kerri Strug had.
Posted on 8/12/24 at 10:52 am to RollTide1987
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Biles is certainly the better gymnast between the two but as great as she is I feel like she could have been even greater if she had the same level of grit and determination that McKayla Maroney or Kerri Strug had.
She took time for her mental health, and is now the oldest all-around gold medal winner in 72 years at an Olympics. She won vault, team, and got a silver on the vault. But yes, imagine if she was able to get a silver on vault or zero individual medals like Kerri Strug
Posted on 8/12/24 at 11:29 am to lsupride87
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I'm surprised people haven't blamed her for the US not winning the gold count.
She is responsible for 3 golds
Yeah, but that narrative never seems to apply to Simone. People just seize on things they can use in the negative.
Posted on 8/12/24 at 11:33 am to lsupride87
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Maroneys heart led her to zero wins as an individual at the Olympics. Zero
Biles heart led her to 5.
Enjoy your participation heart trophy loser
Maroney is a World and Olympic champion and has the best vault in history at the 2012 Olympics in the team final. Nothing about her is a participation trophy.
Posted on 8/12/24 at 11:51 am to lsupride87
quote:the odds of OP starting a thread calling her a sore loser had she handled it differently are pretty high IMO
We are actually criticizing someone who won 3 golds this Olympics with how she reacted to her silver
Posted on 8/12/24 at 12:10 pm to POTUS2024
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Simone was a strong favorite to win gold on floor. I'm surprised people haven't blamed her for the US not winning the gold count.
She had a visible limp heading into that routine. Announcers kept mentioning that it looked like she tweaked something in warmups. Saw an article saying she reaggravated a calf injury.
I think they showed a clip after her warmup of her saying, "Ow.... frick, that hurts".
Posted on 8/12/24 at 1:30 pm to Ostrich
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They should get rid of silver and bronze medals IMO
I mean, Ricky, everybody knows, if ya ain't first, ya last!
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