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Simone Biles and courage (Original Post)
llashram
Sep 2021
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I just found it amazing that people would judge her like they had a right or a reason
2Gingersnaps
Sep 2021
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sheshe2
(83,341 posts)1. " watching her it's like trying to catch light."
llashram
(6,265 posts)4. ain't it the truth...
backatcha
Jilly_in_VA
(9,854 posts)2. Excellent!
The people who criticize her need to lay off. She is stronger than any of them will ever be..
2Gingersnaps
(1,000 posts)3. I just found it amazing that people would judge her like they had a right or a reason
armchair warriors, keyboard commandos, bleecher coaches, and stage Moms. People who never competed at her level, people who never survived what she has. It wasn't just for her, it was for her team too. The woman gives back. She is that true rare commodity, a champion human being.
llashram
(6,265 posts)6. totally
a real hero to me. She wasn't just looking out for herself either. All those mentioned as ersatz 'advisors' in any scenario? So true. I was so pissed when all those types called her a coward. I saw red.
Stuart G
(38,359 posts)7. K and R
brer cat
(24,401 posts)8. She is magnificient and owes no one an explanation.
The authorities failed her and her teammates miserably. I grieve for the years she suffered in silence.