Simone Biles’ impact on mental health continues to reverberate | Women of the Year

March 28, 2022 5 comments

Olympic gymnast Simone Biles removed herself from competition in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. She had no idea the impact that decision would make in the conversation around mental health.
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Troy Mitchell says:

March 28, 2022 at 1:22 PM

Thank you

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Deplorable Left says:

March 28, 2022 at 1:24 PM

It’s the choker!

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Barbara Wheeler says:

March 28, 2022 at 1:47 PM

Simone is amazing!

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Allen Bragg says:

March 28, 2022 at 3:54 PM

One of the more admirable things about elite athletes had been the mental toughness that was required to reach the highest levels.

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Bo Rood says:

March 28, 2022 at 4:04 PM

They gave her all this hype, calling her great, then she went to Olympics and performed terrible and was forced to quit.

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