Simone Biles

[WarriorGM]

At least you know your point wasn't good. Carry on.

Nah my point is fantastic. That you have nothing say other than whether you liked it or not shows how empty you are.

You have no idea how empty I am lol. You said he makes more so he is able to deal with it better. Simone makes plenty of money. That's really the only point I was commenting on, the rest is whatever you made up in your head. It was just a trash point about being able to deal with mental health issues with money, even though both are well off.

Don't know how wealthy Simone Biles is but I think it is a safe bet her wealth is several orders of magnitude away from LeBron's billion.

[KyRo23]

Nah my point is fantastic. That you have nothing say other than whether you liked it or not shows how empty you are.

You have no idea how empty I am lol. You said he makes more so he is able to deal with it better. Simone makes plenty of money. That's really the only point I was commenting on, the rest is whatever you made up in your head. It was just a trash point about being able to deal with mental health issues with money, even though both are well off.

Don't know how wealthy Simone Biles is but I think it is a safe bet her wealth is several orders of magnitude away from LeBron's billion.

Riiiiight, so your point about her not being able to deal with mental health and LeBron is because he has more money. You can continue to support that point, but like I said it's a weird one.

[bisme37]

Nah my point is fantastic. That you have nothing say other than whether you liked it or not shows how empty you are.

You have no idea how empty I am lol. You said he makes more so he is able to deal with it better. Simone makes plenty of money. That's really the only point I was commenting on, the rest is whatever you made up in your head. It was just a trash point about being able to deal with mental health issues with money, even though both are well off.

Don't know how wealthy Simone Biles is but I think it is a safe bet her wealth is several orders of magnitude away from LeBron's billion.

She makes an estimated $316,000 per year and her net worth is estimated at $6 million.

https://stylecaster.com/simone-biles-net-worth/?utm_source=hsrd.yahoo.com&utm_medium=syndication&utm_campaign=feed

(Not that I know what this has to do with anything.)

[Clay Davis]

I don't really feel bad. This was someone else's opportunity to step up.

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[ropjhk]

It seems that all the GOAT talk got to her and she crumbled under the mental pressure. She's not the first high calibre athlete to face these kind of issues and she won't be the last. I have sympathy for her and won't criticize her for having withdrawn from the competition.

I do think though that the media should stop calling her the GOAT. Biles became the architect of her own demise. Her story should become a warning to other athletes about self declaring themselves the GOAT. You need Ali type unshakable confidence to pull that stunt off.

[Wallace_Wallace]

She is 24 in a sport where people are done before this. The pressure was high...I would say higher than anything a nba player has but she signed up for it . I don’t begrudge her emotions but I don’t feel bad that she had them either. Everyone of those girls had expectations too

kind of shocked she has anxiety issues when nba is literally world champions theres no bigger stage. to make it worse, theres 0 crowds so its one of the easiest environments as well. i suspect its from internally maybe shes getting bullied.

I didn't see the interview for myself but when I briefly talked about this with my buddy he mentioned a recent interview where Biles was saying all the other girls make fun of her for being "old" and call her grandma and she seemed legit bummed about it.

https://www.teamusa.org/news/2016/july/14/grandma-aly-continues-to-lead-the-way-for-us-gymnastics-team

Really? Age?

[bisme37]

kind of shocked she has anxiety issues when nba is literally world champions theres no bigger stage. to make it worse, theres 0 crowds so its one of the easiest environments as well. i suspect its from internally maybe shes getting bullied.

I didn't see the interview for myself but when I briefly talked about this with my buddy he mentioned a recent interview where Biles was saying all the other girls make fun of her for being "old" and call her grandma and she seemed legit bummed about it.

https://www.teamusa.org/news/2016/july/14/grandma-aly-continues-to-lead-the-way-for-us-gymnastics-team

Really? Age?

I don't know what you're asking me. That article is 5 years old and about Aly Raisman. Biles is 24.

[theforumblue]

JT knows what's up.

Read on Twitter

never understood this kind of talk. someone's daughter. infantilizing a 24yo. she made the decision herself. she stands by it. no need to paint her as a child.

other than that yeah, like anything else there are idiots who are gonna say whatever gets them clicks.

[AdonalFoyle4Prez]

It's courageous to come out and say that the pressures to perform flawlessly due to the media touting her as the GOAT in gymnastics in a long time has weighed heavily on her, mentally. But, I do think the decision to withdraw from Olympics competition should have been decided at least a month ago with that in her mind. For her to come there, be greeted with fanfare, and then subpar performances start stacking up, withdrew from individual competition (even team competition?), and blames it on mental fatigue/illness is a definite head scratcher. Comes off as she's worrying about her own ego being bruised.

Probably not a perfect example, but I'll roll with it: Lets say a 15-20 year experienced surgeon is performing his/her 1,000th surgery. He/She knows he's/she's very skillful and highly regarded by his/her peers and community. But, one day in a middle of an operation, he/she sees the pressure was too much for him/her to perform the surgery, and decided to leave the OR.. in a middle of surgery, unexpectedly? That's what it comes off like with Simone Biles.

I think we all would be fine with her deciding not to compete in the Olympics for this reason. More power to her. I think most athletes find ways to channel out the "noise" and do what they do best: Forget what the headlines are saying and compete with confidence and let the results land where they may.

[lobosloboslobos]

i am honestly sickened by the ignorance, meanness and stupidity of a lot of the comments in this thread. what a bunch of schmucks a lot of you are.

Simone Biles has been one of the most dominant, determined and daring athletes in the world for almost 10 years. Along the way she has endured endless abuse – physical, sexual and reputational – while bringing home to the USA more world championships than any gymnast in history. She has been let down by her sport and by her coaches again and again, she has fought for her teammates with great dignity and courage in court, and throughout she has been an exceptional role model for people of all kinds, but especially young women, athletes, and Black women. She has done all this as an amateur athlete, and as someone doing death-defying tricks every day that literally nobody else in the world can do and that could easily lead to serious injury and even death if she screws them up.

But many of you guys are going to sit back back and crap on her and doubt her and question her toughness because she has the extreme good sense to realize that if she is not 100% physically and mentally that she should not be risking her life. gtfo

Does stepping back mean she is weak? are you kidding? how hard do you think she has had to push herself in past years, overcoming physical and mental and emotional pressure and anxiety of the absolute hugest kind, in order to win? don't you realize how much she has stepped up in the past, how developed her sense of her own capacities are, and how much she wants to win? You don't get to be GOAT by being a punk ffs. You think she would have stepped back if she felt she had any other choice?

I just can't believe how many of you guys sit back and look down on her. it's sad. talk about privilege, holy crap.

[Kent]

She made the right choice for herself. I commend her for it.

[CobraCommander]

kind of shocked she has anxiety issues when nba is literally world champions theres no bigger stage. to make it worse, theres 0 crowds so its one of the easiest environments as well. i suspect its from internally maybe shes getting bullied.

I didn't see the interview for myself but when I briefly talked about this with my buddy he mentioned a recent interview where Biles was saying all the other girls make fun of her for being "old" and call her grandma and she seemed legit bummed about it.

https://www.teamusa.org/news/2016/july/14/grandma-aly-continues-to-lead-the-way-for-us-gymnastics-team

Really? Age?

She 24. She like the 30 year old at the edm club....or worse the 40 year old at the club....
You can do it...I ain’t hating ....but you can’t be mad when someone calls you old

[ibraheim718]

I don't really understand quitting in the middle of the event. I think you either make this decision early enough to let someone else take her place/let the team adjust their plan, or you go through with it once it starts. It's on her that someone else didn't get to compete. Still Biles >>> me so whatever do your thing.

I think her issue was that she could get hurt or she wasn't going to be able to help them because of the mental block.

I felt for her because I think she's an adorable insane athlete. My issue with her was what she said after. She kept saying "we're having some issues right now" and I'm thinking "No Simone you're having some issues" and it's perfectly okay to say that. There's nothing wrong with saying your head is screwed up right now. The youth of America right now is coddled and too sensitive. Take ownership of your triumphs and your failures because it helps you understand them. I hope she competes in the individuals. Biles and Richardson are the two main reasons I wanted to watch the games.

[CobraCommander]

i am honestly sickened by the ignorance, meanness and stupidity of a lot of the comments in this thread. what a bunch of schmucks a lot of you are.

Simone Biles has been one of the most dominant, determined and daring athletes in the world for almost 10 years. Along the way she has endured endless abuse – physical, sexual and reputational – while bringing home to the USA more world championships than any gymnast in history. She has been let down by her sport and by her coaches again and again, she has fought for her teammates with great dignity and courage in court, and throughout she has been an exceptional role model for people of all kinds, but especially young women, athletes, and Black women. She has done all this as an amateur athlete, and as someone doing the sorts of death-defying tricks every day that could lead to serious injury and even death.

But many of you guys are going to sit back back and crap on her and doubt her and question her toughness because she has the extreme good sense to realize that if she is not 100% physically and mentally that she should not be risking her life. gtfo

Does stepping back mean she is weak? are you kidding? how hard do you think she has had to push herself in past years, overcoming physical and mental and emotional pressure and anxiety of the absolute hugest kind, in order to win? don't you realize how much she has stepped up in the past, how developed her sense of her own capacities are, and how much she wants to win? You don't get to be GOAT by being a punk ffs. You think she would have stepped back if she felt she had any other choice?

I just can't believe how many of you guys sit back and look down on her. it's sad. talk about privilege, holy crap.

You gotta put a name on it playa....I’m not sure I’m seeing hate for her...but maybe I’m the problem..

[Marty McFly]

those young women have been through a lot. I don't personally care whether they bring home a piece of metal. she did what was most important.

[Harry Garris]

Yeah I respect her decision to call it quits to focus on her mental health... But at the same time I just wish she could have done it earlier before the Olympic competition started. It would be fine if she did this a few months ago and the gymnastics team had more time to prepare for doing the events she was scheduled to do.

Her teammates supported her decision but she also kinda left them out to dry at the very last second...

[NyKnicks1714]

If her teammates are fully supportive then who the hell is anyone else to be upset about it?

[bkseven]

She has given enough and then some to Team USA. She deserves a break

Then she could have taken that break earlier before the Olympics started... There were other US Olympians competing for her spot.

[ibraheim718]

There’s a double standard. The media would be killing LeBron if he quit in the middle of the finals.

But for season reason, people tend to coddle woman in similar situation.

Do you remember how he got killed for the cramps?

[gmoney411]

She quit on her team when they needed her the most. Bottom line. When you’re the best on your team you’re expected to show up when it matters. She didn’t. You all know damn well that if LeBron decided to sit out a game 7 of the NBA finals because he didn’t feel like playing and “needed a mental health day” he’d get torn to pieces. It’d be evidence that he’s “mentally weak” and “doesn’t have Jordan’s toughness.”

Or she withdrew when she realized that her continuing to compete would prevent any chance of them making the podium. She got lost in the air and ended up with the worst vault score she has ever had. What good is she doing her team if she continues to perform terribly? You think her teammates would prefer she tough it out so they can end up with no medal instead of the silver they got?

Plenty of male athletes have been injured and missed big games. Plenty have tried to play with injury and had to leave the games because they couldn't. If she could no longer perform because of her mental state it is no different than a physical injury that has kept other big time athletes out of games. The idea that all mental issues can just be magically overcome with will is false.