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The words came from someone who performs competitively in gymnastics....
Nuff said. She is indeed the Goat. And Piers Morgan and his ilk on both sides of the pond, yet again demonising the well being choices of young women of colour are demonstrably the Gammon.
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But keep Britney in custody. 
USA Gymnastics as an org needs to be decapitated, dismantled, and rebuilt from scratch.
couldn't do a simple front somersault on a good day and know nothing about mental struggles. They can STFU and STHD. 
Someone from another sport likened this to having the "yips" in golf (which also happens to pitchers in softball and baseball). That may make it more understandable to a few.
especially when many of her critics won't even wear a cloth mask indoors to protect service workers in a pandemic.
It's been a rough year for all sorts of people, even world champions. Simone is still the GOAT 
I saw the video of that. He acted like a gigantic child. It was a real eye roller. 
from Wikipedia:
Steve Sax Syndrome
Though never regarded as one of the top fielding second basemen in the league, Steve Sax inexplicably became incapable of making routine throws to first base in 1983, committing 30 errors that season.[7] This is referred to in baseball terminology as "Steve Sax Syndrome", the fielder's variant of "Steve Blass disease," named after the Pirates pitcher who suffered a similar breakdown of basic mechanics (also known as "The Yips"
. As his accuracy suffered, fans sitting behind the first base dugout began wearing batting helmets as mock protection.[8] (Teammate Pedro Guerrero, an outfielder pressed into service at third base in 1983, once reportedly stated that his first thought whenever he was in the field was "I hope they don't hit it to me", while his second thought was "I hope they don't hit it to Sax." [9] By 1989, however, Sax seemed to be completely "cured", leading the American League in both fielding percentage[10] and double plays.
. As his accuracy suffered, fans sitting behind the first base dugout began wearing batting helmets as mock protection.[8] (Teammate Pedro Guerrero, an outfielder pressed into service at third base in 1983, once reportedly stated that his first thought whenever he was in the field was "I hope they don't hit it to me", while his second thought was "I hope they don't hit it to Sax." [9] By 1989, however, Sax seemed to be completely "cured", leading the American League in both fielding percentage[10] and double plays.Now, imagine having something happen to you that takes away what once came naturally and instead of that something being throwing a ball accurately it involved sprinting down a runway, bouncing off of a springboard, flipping and twisting multiple times in the air and then managing to land without smashing into the ground or worse.
Or flipping in the air off of a 4-inch wide piece of wood elevated above the ground to make potential falls more dangerous, more painful or worse.
Or spinning around on the uneven bars? Or making tumbling passes that launch you 2 to 3 times your physical height and doing the same kind of flips, spins, twirls and landings?
Simone Biles is the greatest gymnast in history and its not really a close call. Her mental toughness to reach the heights she has already spoke of her greatness before this bizarre Olympics started.
I would pay BIG money to watch Piers Morgan or Tucker Carlson even attempt to MOUNT the balance beam. Getting them to severely injure themselves on the apparatus would simply be frosting on the cake...
