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DinahMoeHum

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3. Some of the skills Biles does are such that if one is not. . .

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Jul 27, 2021, 12:09 PM

Jul 2021

. . .100 percent mentally with it, they could literally kill or cripple.

In the "takes-one-to-know-one" category, Kerri Strug (remember her?) from the 1996 Games had this to say:

Link to tweet

Previous champions Aly Raisman and Laurie Hernandez have similar sentinments:
https://www.today.com/video/aly-raisman-laurie-hernandez-on-simone-biles-pulling-out-for-mental-issues-117459013543?cid=sm_npd_td_tw_ma

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Simone Biles cites emotional toll of Olympics after pulling out of team gymnastic finals [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2021 OP

Watch, Faux is now suddenly going to care very deeply that the USA didn't get Gold ... Hugh_Lebowski Jul 2021 #1

Sometimes it can be better to rest on your laurels. 3catwoman3 Jul 2021 #2

Some of the skills Biles does are such that if one is not. . . DinahMoeHum Jul 2021 #3

Biles withdrew due to a medical issue, all right -- the possibility of her repeating her success Rocknation Jul 2021 #4