Did Simone Biles quit or did she do the right thing by checking out of the Team Finals?

[TheNinja]

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/27/sport/simone-biles-tokyo-2020-olympics/index.html

Biles does a super easy vault....then tells her teammates she has to pull out of the rest of the events b/c of mental health reasons.

I'm torn on this. GOATs don't "quit" on their team. I can't imagine Tom Brady sitting down after 1 throw in the SuperBowl due to too much pressure.

But if she was legit "injured" (if you could mental illness an "injury") then better to pull out and let her teammates continue on vs contine on herself an make all sorts of errors.

To me it seems like the pressure just got to her too much. But I don't know what is going on in her head so can't say.
The only thing annoys me was her wearing all these gear with goats on them.....and then pulling this. It's tough.

 

[Osculater]

So now she's a LAMB

 

[Brampton_Boy]

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/27/sport/simone-biles-tokyo-2020-olympics/index.html

Biles does a super easy vault....then tells her teammates she has to pull out of the rest of the events b/c of mental health reasons.

I'm torn on this. GOATs don't "quit" on their team. I can't imagine Tom Brady sitting down after 1 throw in the SuperBowl due to too much pressure.
But if she was legit "injured" (if you could mental illness an "injury") then better to pull out and let her teammates continue on vs contine on herself an make all sorts of errors.

To me it seems like the pressure just got to her too much.

I don't care what anyone says, that girl is an inspiration. People are going to rag on her for "quitting", but pulling out was an act of selflessness and a show of extreme respect for her teammates. She knew she didn't have it in her to perform at the level necessary to win a medal, and she stepped aside in order to give her team the best chance for success.

Why couldn't she just dig down and show the world what she is capable of? Who knows and who cares. That is her decision to make, and she has earned every right to be given the benefit of the doubt in this situation.

She has accomplished so much for herself and represented her sport and her country for the better part of a decade, and excelled at the highest of levels (while living under a microscope). The same people who are going to be hating on her are the same ones who sweat through their shirts when speaking in public.

This girl is a champion - she was walking into these games, and she is walking out.

 

[A.S. Deep]

I don't care what anyone says, that girl is an inspiration. People are going to rag on her for "quitting", but pulling out was an act of selflessness and a show of extreme respect for her teammates. She knew she didn't have it in her to perform at the level necessary to win a medal, and she stepped aside in order to give her team the best chance for success.

Why couldn't she just dig down and show the world what she is capable of? Who knows and who cares. That is her decision to make, and she has earned every right to be given the benefit of the doubt in this situation.

She has accomplished so much for herself and represented her sport and her country for the better part of a decade, and excelled at the highest of levels (while living under a microscope). The same people who are going to be hating on her are the same ones who sweat through their shirts when speaking in public.

This girl is a champion - she was walking into these games, and she is walking out.

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Only she can know if what she did was for the best. As the saying goes, it's easy to criticize, but tough to be the man in the arena.

 

[avenue94]

I don't care what anyone says, that girl is an inspiration. People are going to rag on her for "quitting", but pulling out was an act of selflessness and a show of extreme respect for her teammates. She knew she didn't have it in her to perform at the level necessary to win a medal, and she stepped aside in order to give her team the best chance for success.

Why couldn't she just dig down and show the world what she is capable of? Who knows and who cares. That is her decision to make, and she has earned every right to be given the benefit of the doubt in this situation.

She has accomplished so much for herself and represented her sport and her country for the better part of a decade, and excelled at the highest of levels (while living under a microscope). The same people who are going to be hating on her are the same ones who sweat through their shirts when speaking in public.

This girl is a champion - she was walking into these games, and she is walking out.

People are also acting like she's not going to be replaced. That's what alternates are for, she's not leaving the team in a worse place than if she didn't compete at all

 

[eighterumg5]

I don't care what anyone says, that girl is an inspiration. People are going to rag on her for "quitting", but pulling out was an act of selflessness and a show of extreme respect for her teammates. She knew she didn't have it in her to perform at the level necessary to win a medal, and she stepped aside in order to give her team the best chance for success.

Why couldn't she just dig down and show the world what she is capable of? Who knows and who cares. That is her decision to make, and she has earned every right to be given the benefit of the doubt in this situation.

She has accomplished so much for herself and represented her sport and her country for the better part of a decade, and excelled at the highest of levels (while living under a microscope). The same people who are going to be hating on her are the same ones who sweat through their shirts when speaking in public.

This girl is a champion - she was walking into these games, and she is walking out.

Perfectly said

 

[JSN]

She displayed her fragility.

 

[elreece]

Why is everyone blowing their load over this chick? Do people really care that much about gymnastics?

 

[Slick_36]

I don't know, just feels weird to me. Every frontrunner has that pressure on them, it's part of sports in general. I get Ronda vibes here, it's someone who is used to dominating, pressure got to her enough to affect her performance, so she quit.

What's odd to me is people celebrating her, sports were always about overcoming pressure, not bailing when faced with it.

I mean, I'm not judging her or shaming her, she is clearly incredible at what she does. Just giving my perspective on it.

 

[Madmick]

She mentally melted. Crumbled.

I don't think concepts like "right" or "wrong" are really relevant. Pressure finds the cracks when there are cracks to be found. It's as simple as that.

 

[Slick_36]

Why is everyone blowing their load over this chick? Do people really care that much about gymnastics?

I think she's the most decorated gymnast either in US or world history. She's a big deal in gymnastics and that's always been one of the biggest Olympic events for the US.

 

[Poon Goon]

Even if she were under a ton of pressure it probably would have been easier for her to just compete as long as she could physically make herself go through the motions. If she put on a shitty performance she could just say that she had an off day. Pulling herself out like this is something people will ask her about forever.

 

[bosox32]

 

[Merlotte's]

Fall on your face in failure before ever turning your back on those who count on you!

 

[Fraz]

Such weak character and lack of heart, she wouldn't last 1 day in the Mayberry

 

[DeepCover]

She quit. Why is it so acceptable to be soft these days?

Imagine one of those Russian gymnasts pulling herself out in the middle of the competition due to mental weakness. They wouldn’t. They’d suck it the fuck up. It took everything they had to get here and they’d make the best of their opportunity.

 

[El Panteron]

She quit. Why is it so acceptable to be soft these days?

Imagine one of those Russian gymnasts pulling herself out in the middle of the competition due to mental weakness. They wouldn’t. They’d suck it the fuck up. It took everything they had to get here and they’d make the best of their opportunity.

It is because we're trying to build a world that fucking functions man.
In what possible way a gold medal is more important than a breakdown?
For what reason exactly should she suck it up and jump/do whatever the fuck she does? Who does it benefit?

 

[BassAckwards]

the GOAT kobe would never quit

 

[DaleBoca]

It is weak shit. No doubt.

 

[chrisdiaz]

She quit. Half the battle of athletics is mental and she was weak in that regard and it showed on the biggest stage. It happens all the time but its usually during a game, not before.