NBC has had very disappointing numbers watching the Olympics this year and thus was anxious to milk as much attention from Ms. Suffice to say, it isn’t remembered as courage or bravery, nor should it be. Duran abruptly quit in the midst of the epic battle. No one says Roberto Duran showed courage in the infamous “No Mas” fight against Sugar Ray Leonard. Instead, he led his team to the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history. No one would have applauded Tom Brady if he had complained about the pressure and walked off the field in the second quarter. In Super Bowl LI the New England Patriots were losing 28-3 at one point. It takes no courage to quit and is most definitely not what I hope young athletes model themselves after. “We …applaud her bravery… Her courage shows, yet again, why she is a role model for so many.” Absolute poppycock. USA Gymnastics stated on Twitter Wednesday night. Biles for dropping out on the world’s biggest athletic stage. “Winners never quit, and quitters never win.” Oddly enough, many in the milquetoast world we now live in are applauding Ms. When I was a kid there was a saying that adults repeated to children everywhere. That time, money, and effort were all wasted. Olympic and Paralympic Committee puts millions into training facilities, coaches and more to make these athletes the most competitive they can be. The pressure wasn’t too great for her to cash the checks. Corporate sponsors including Athleta, Nabisco, Uber Eats, United Airlines provided Biles income in seven figures. The list of those Simone Biles let down includes much more than just her teammates. It was incredibly self-centered and selfish. Biles‘ act “incredibly selfless.” Up is down. No one should be surprised in an era where men are allowed to dress as women and compete with the ladies, all while claiming to be women, that the USA Gymnastics women’s program vice-president called Ms. Biles said, “There is more to life than just gymnastics.” That may be true, but shouldn’t that decision have been made before you took the Team USA spot away from another American competitor? Instead of quitting in the midst of the highest-profile event in your sport, shouldn’t you have told sponsors, coaches and family that you were done well in advance? You even had an extra year to bow out gracefully. In a press conference after her walk-off led to a silver medal for the USA, Ms. There was no doubt she would make the team and expectations were high for her to yet again show the world she is the best. Despite her elder status, she decided to compete for a spot on the 2020 Olympic squad. Biles is also ancient by competitive gymnastic standards. She has won all seven US Gymnastics Championships since 2013, winning every year she competed. Biles makes a pretty strong claim to that term. Sports fans always argue about who the best ever was in any given sport. She sat out the following year, but came back every bit as impressive, winning five gold medals at the 2019 World Championships. Her five medals, four of them gold, at the 2016 Rio Olympics set a USA record for most medals in a single Olympics by a female gymnast. She hasn’t lost an all-around competition since 2013. Biles is the most decorated American gymnast in history. With a combined total of 30 Olympic and World Championship medals, Ms. Simone Biles is an all-time great in gymnastics.
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