Scottie Pippen STILL gets crushed for pulling himself out of a playoff game against the Knicks because a play wasn’t called for him. And the blue check brigade on here wants to tell me Simone Biles is a hero for quitting in the middle of a team event? This is crazy.
I mean, athletes can quit on their teams whenever they want. It’s their right. But it isn’t remotely heroic or praiseworthy. And anyone who has ever been on a team at any level would be furious if a teammate said the moment was too big and they refused to play in the biggest game
This is why most of us put our kids in athletics in the first place — to learn how to handle pressure, work as teammates, & succeed or fail in competition. These are traits that carry forward in life, long after sports are over. It’s why my kids are in sports now.
The blue check brigade has so terrified people that saying, “Hey, don’t quit on your team in the middle of its biggest event every four years after taking a spot from someone who wouldn’t have quit,” is somehow unacceptable. This is the fundamental rule of team sports!
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