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| Topic | Do you think Simone biles is courage and brave for being a quitter |
| wpot 07/31/21 10:01:48 AM #5: | Well, it's somewhere inbetween. So far as I can tell she has the gymnastic equivalent of the yips, i.e. when a baseball player (usually second baseman) loses confidence and can't make the simple throw from 2nd to 1st. If she's mentally out of sorts that way, knows it, and will probably fail...then yeah, she might as well withdraw. Should the media praise her for "taking care of her mental health", though? No, I don't think that's the correct phrasing: that makes it sound like she has/had a long running issue and a break will help. Quitting on a stage of this size would, I imagine, set in the "yips" mindset more firmly. If it is as it appears I can give her credit for doing what might be best for her team under the circumstances, but it's not the "yea, mental health is being recognized" kind of story the media wants. Hopefully she'll figure it out! --- Pronounced "Whup-pot". Say it. Use it. ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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