I don't ever OBJECT to people taking a mental health day. But, all tf I'm saying is: if Giannis or Luka or Big Mike Jordan walked off the court during a Finals game 7 talmbout "Sometimes you just don't feel it. Sometimes, you CAN'T feel it," he miiiight not be praised as a hero.
**That's not a direct Biles quote, btw, for the Internet sleuths - more of a compendium from this case, the Osaka situation, and several others.**
(3) It's worth noting that I'm not arguing about whether she SHOULD have withdrawn - now from all events. That's a totally personal choice.
The question is whether this is HEROIC: it seems to have received more positive press than anything else during this Olympics.
The question is whether this is HEROIC: it seems to have received more positive press than anything else during this Olympics.
(4) That's not an exaggeration, btw - although it comes from a short search. This is a major NYT piece on the situation: nytimes.com/2021/07/28/spo….
Note the header. Should we celebrate sport moving away from "stoicism" and toward "vulnerability" - thoughts?
Note the header. Should we celebrate sport moving away from "stoicism" and toward "vulnerability" - thoughts?
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