Simone Biles is the epitome of toughness.
She’s put the team on her back, won worlds while having kidney stones and handled it all with grace.
Fake toughness= Thinking you understand grit, quitting, and teamwork better than those in the arena, including the greatest in history
She’s put the team on her back, won worlds while having kidney stones and handled it all with grace.
Fake toughness= Thinking you understand grit, quitting, and teamwork better than those in the arena, including the greatest in history
Real toughness is about making the right decision under mounting pressure, stress, and fatigue.
Sometimes, the right decision is to quit. Think: a free diver turning around to make it to the surface.
Simone made a choice under circumstances only she understands.
I trust her
Sometimes, the right decision is to quit. Think: a free diver turning around to make it to the surface.
Simone made a choice under circumstances only she understands.
I trust her
We have a misconception of what toughness is. We’re stuck in the 1950a, the old school football coach model.
The latest science and experience of the worlds best performance point to another definition.
The latest science and experience of the worlds best performance point to another definition.
This topic is near and dear to my heart. It’s a topic I’ve spent a decade or so researching to try to understand and will have a lot more to say about what makes up toughness in the near future.
For now, let’s consider the fact that Simone spent 5 yrs training for this event, supporting her teammates, and carrying gymnastics through abuse and scandal.
She probably feels devastated, like she let her team, country, self down.
Empathy and understanding not hot takes.
She probably feels devastated, like she let her team, country, self down.
Empathy and understanding not hot takes.
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