Also, I think most people are misunderstanding what happened with @Simone_Biles - she seemed to have something like the Yips and was worried it was going to cost her team a medal.....and it was also dangerous (given the complexity of the skills she tries to pull off) #Tokyo2020
In other words, she wasn't having a "mental health crisis" per se....she was losing herself in the air....which is both dangerous and could lead to mistakes that could cost her team a medal....so she decided to take one for the team
So, all of these people talking about her using mental health as an excuse.....first of all, that is messed up for all the reasons that people have been trying to explain for YEARS....but also, that is not what Biles was talking about (as near as I can tell)
And, I bet the same "HOT TAKE" specialists will give her more grief if she comes back and does well.....It is really sad that there is an entire economy - an industry - around hot takes on everything, one that rewards people for the meanest, harshest, and most incorrect take
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