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Simone Biles and courage (Original Post) llashram Sep 2021 OP
" watching her it's like trying to catch light." sheshe2 Sep 2021 #1
ain't it the truth... llashram Sep 2021 #4
Excellent! Jilly_in_VA Sep 2021 #2
yep llashram Sep 2021 #5
I just found it amazing that people would judge her like they had a right or a reason 2Gingersnaps Sep 2021 #3
totally llashram Sep 2021 #6
K and R Stuart G Sep 2021 #7
She is magnificient and owes no one an explanation. brer cat Sep 2021 #8
++ llashram Sep 2021 #9

Jilly_in_VA

(9,854 posts)
2. Excellent!
Tue Sep 28, 2021, 10:25 AM
Sep 2021

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
Tue Sep 28, 2021, 10:36 AM
Sep 2021

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
Tue Sep 28, 2021, 10:41 AM
Sep 2021

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.

brer cat

(24,401 posts)
8. She is magnificient and owes no one an explanation.
Tue Sep 28, 2021, 11:59 AM
Sep 2021

The authorities failed her and her teammates miserably. I grieve for the years she suffered in silence.

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