About Simone Biles....

[Rustyeye77]

Shes only 24
half way around the world,
I believe can't leave her room because of quarantine for many hours at a time
No family or mother there to lean on
Feeling pressure to live up to the hype

Gee, why is she emotionally drained.

They really should have let family come with her.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

1. It sounds like the issue was less being emotionally drained or under too much pressure and

more about what baseball players call "the yips." It just happened to come up during the Olympics.

[ProfessorGAC]

3. Great Golfers Get That, Too

Suddenly a world class player can't make a 3 foot putt. Can't get their swing started comfortably.
Golf history is loaded with people who suddenly weren't good enough anymore, and it was not physical.
All upstairs.

[TDale313]

9. And tennis players as well. Suddenly can't serve.

And when you’re a gymnast and your issue becomes you suddenly can’t sense where in the air you are or how close to the ground? Incredibly dangerous. Gymnasts have literally died or been paralyzed pushing through this when they weren’t ready. She did the right thing

[demtenjeep]

2. plus I fear she is suffering from PTSD due to being sexually assaulted by Nassiar

I believe it all came to a head in Tokyo

[Me.]

6. I Didn't See Your POst

and agree with you

[GopherGal]

16. And if that's the case...

she certainly doesn't owe a detailed explanation to us.

Hopefully her support system can help her cope despite the COVID-induced isolation

[Me.]

4. Let's Also Remember THat For Years She Was Sexually Abused By THe Team Doctor

is some form of PTSD kicking in?

[Caliman73]

5. You forgot to mention the fact that the judges are screwing with her.

She is the most dominant gymnast in the world and because she is so dominant, the judges are basically penalizing her for doing things other gymnasts can't.

That is like saying Usain Bolt had to run the 100m with one shoe off because he was blowing the doors off everyone else for the last 8 to 10 years.

There will be a gymnast in the near future who will surpass even what Biles has done, and unfortunately, because of all the stupid vicarious thrill people get, and the pressure they put on athletes, she will likely face the same shit, especially if she happens to be black, brown, or anything but white.

[Me.]

7. And A Female, Not To Mention American

[Rustyeye77]

8. At 24 , with no family support , I doubt I could handle it.

[70sEraVet]

10. All I know is, if somebody is about to spring into mid-air

and bounce all over the room at a zillion miles an hour, upside down most of time, and their head just isn't into it, best to sit that one out.

[TDale313]

11. Yep. And it sounds like what is going on with her

Is not that uncommon-similar to what one might call the yips in other sports… but for gymnasts (and for her in this case) it is about not being able to sense where in the air or how close to the ground you are. Which can be incredibly dangerous. Gymnasts have died or been paralyzed trying to just power through this. She made the right call.

[Rustyeye77]

17. + 1000

[roamer65]

12. Wouldn't surprise me if she has an inner ear issue going on.

Viruses, sinus problems, and even medications can mess with that delicate balance mechanism inside the ear.

She absolutely made the right decision.

Safety first.

[Rustyeye77]

13. This is how she should be competing

https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=&imgrefurl=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DBkmSw_LPC7A&docid=fk1hKT02ZeNGsM&tbnid=dDtfBznXYqRxTM&vet=1&w=1280&h=720&hl=en&source=sh/x/im

[MurrayDelph]

14. If a baseball player gets "the yips"

The worst that can happen is getting beaned by a pitch.

If a gymnast gets "the yips," one wrong move could break her neck.

[Johnny2X2X]

15. Bone spurs

If some RWNJ says a peep about her, mention to them, "Hey, maybe she has bone spurs."