On 30 Jul 2021, Bruce Mayer <
brucem...@gmail.com> posted some
news:bb64abf5-6bd3-4e4a...@googlegroups.com:
> On Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at 10:08:32 AM UTC-7, bigdog wrote:
>> In a scene reminiscent or Roberto Duran quitting in the
middle of his
>> rematch with Sugar Ray Leonard, American gymnast Simone Biles
quit in
>> the middle of of the US team competition leaving her
teammates to
>> struggle to the silver medal without her. Biles was not only
the star
>> of the women's gymnastics team but arguably the biggest star
on the
>> entire US Olympic team. NBC hyped her continuously in their
run up to
>> the Tokyo games.
>>
>> There is no doubt as the star of the team and the favorite to
win
>> gold again in the individual competition, there was a lot of
pressure
>> on her and she was underperforming in the preliminaries, but
quitting
>> in the middle of the competition is not something many will
be able
>> to understand. The American people can understand failure,
but not
>> giving up. We expect our athletes to soldier through
difficult times
>> when things aren't going well. Walking out on her teammates
is not
>> something that will play well with the public.
>
> Exactly. Did Kerri Strug give-up, or did she tough it out? Ms. Biles
> should have dropped out BEFORE the Olympics to give someone ELSE the
> chance to go to the games.
The banana biter was reading her own press.
> Also, her claim as the GOAT has been crushed. No one remembers Roberto
> Duran for going 113-16; he is known only for "no mas". Simone "No Mas"
> Biles will suffer the same fate.
She was overrated anyway. I thought the white girl from
Minnesota was better and Biles was just there to pacify BLM and
the media.