she's out of the individual...will be fun watching the alternate.
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Originally posted by Artos View Postshe's out of the individual...will be fun watching the alternate.
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/jade-...pic-gymnastics
Good maybe the others can shine and become the new gymnastics darling.
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Originally posted by asu-indian View PostSorry but if there is a judge involved, I'm out. Gymnastics, iceskating and beauty pageants are not sports or competitions to me. When opinions are involved, and the winner is determined by that, it's subjective. I'm not saying that the participants are not super athletic and are not great to watch, but it's just not worthy of the Olympics, IMO.
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Originally posted by Dale Moser View PostComparing men and women who have been in combat on behalf of their country, and are fighting the actual demons associated with that.....to a priveleged 23 year old who quit on her team at gymnastics?
As a gymnast, I never dodged bullets or mortar fire, never crawled through a jungle fearing my enemy was going to appear at any moment, never witnessed the bloody carnage associated with ground combat, and never, ever have I watched someone I know die right next to me.
Although I did break my fifth metatarsal once on the vault. Hurt like he!!.
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Originally posted by ElfEyes View PostI sure hope some of y'all never fall off of those tall horse's.
Each time I did, my parents (especially my dad) made me get right back up there and finish the ride. Fear was not allowed in my house when I was growing up, and it was NEVER allowed to be used as an excuse to avoid an obligation or quit what was started.
To this day, I am grateful for their “tough love.”
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I feel different than a lot of you guys on this one.
Someone posted this morning on Facebook about Kerri Strug and reading it gave me the chills. The poster challenged everyone to go back and watch the video of her performance and see how she was hurt and her coach pushed her to complete the jump anyway.... even though we were gonna win gold no matter what. That decision meant that young girls career ended at 18 while the coach got to continue training new girls and being considered one of the best in his profession.
The video of her is cringe worthy. No way would a NFL coach or MLB coach tell his 22 year old star athlete to basically end their career so he could win a ring, he was already going to win, in a blowout game. Wouldn't happen.... not today anyway. Too much money on the line in professional sports but that's not the case for 99% of the Olympic athletes.
Mental health is no joke. Simone having mental health issues means she needs to take care of herself. That should be the end of discussion. I've done push ups for my friends who have come back from the war to raise awareness and I have family members who suffer with depression. It's not a little thing. They aren't weak.
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