Simone Biles

Because I thought like, oh, three to six months, three to six weeks. It's like... we're always on timeline with injuries. So whenever it's a mental injury or a physical injury that you're going through like that with depression and anxiety, and nobody can give you a timeline, it feels like it's never ending. And I was like, I just don't understand. I should be fine by now.

Because it's like, I'm not going to want to be in 10 years talking about this and somebody's going to be like, God, here she goes again.

Because it's like, I'm not going to want to be in 10 years talking about this and somebody's going to be like, God, here she goes again.

Because it's like, I'm not going to want to be in 10 years talking about this and somebody's going to be like, God, here she goes again.

We're so good at as athletes at doing that too and my My therapist is like just take it out of the box Roll it out on the floor like it's fine because we're so good at at like depress, depressing everything. So it's like, God. So for so long it's worked until it didn't anymore. And that's what you saw at the Olympics, a big old spill.

We're so good at as athletes at doing that too and my My therapist is like just take it out of the box Roll it out on the floor like it's fine because we're so good at at like depress, depressing everything. So it's like, God. So for so long it's worked until it didn't anymore. And that's what you saw at the Olympics, a big old spill.

We're so good at as athletes at doing that too and my My therapist is like just take it out of the box Roll it out on the floor like it's fine because we're so good at at like depress, depressing everything. So it's like, God. So for so long it's worked until it didn't anymore. And that's what you saw at the Olympics, a big old spill.

And I was like, to me, I couldn't understand why that happened either. Cause I'm like gymnastics, like what the heck is going on? Why is this happening? And then my therapist is like, well, we know why it happened. And I still have conversations with her to this day. And I'm like, hey, look, it's Olympic year. Did we figure out why that happened?

And I was like, to me, I couldn't understand why that happened either. Cause I'm like gymnastics, like what the heck is going on? Why is this happening? And then my therapist is like, well, we know why it happened. And I still have conversations with her to this day. And I'm like, hey, look, it's Olympic year. Did we figure out why that happened?

And I was like, to me, I couldn't understand why that happened either. Cause I'm like gymnastics, like what the heck is going on? Why is this happening? And then my therapist is like, well, we know why it happened. And I still have conversations with her to this day. And I'm like, hey, look, it's Olympic year. Did we figure out why that happened?

And she's like, Simone, we figured out why this has happened. I was like, are we sure? Are we sure? Really? Because it can't happen again. Yes. But it's like, it wasn't just a mental injury that happened called the twisties. It's like, compressing all of this shit for so many years, it just unfolded. Like you can't, you can't compress trauma that much longer.

And she's like, Simone, we figured out why this has happened. I was like, are we sure? Are we sure? Really? Because it can't happen again. Yes. But it's like, it wasn't just a mental injury that happened called the twisties. It's like, compressing all of this shit for so many years, it just unfolded. Like you can't, you can't compress trauma that much longer.

And she's like, Simone, we figured out why this has happened. I was like, are we sure? Are we sure? Really? Because it can't happen again. Yes. But it's like, it wasn't just a mental injury that happened called the twisties. It's like, compressing all of this shit for so many years, it just unfolded. Like you can't, you can't compress trauma that much longer.

And I hate to be the person that blames it on something else because I'd rather blame it on like, I have a hangnail. Sorry, can't vault. Like, or whatever it is. You're like, I wish I could say like money. Yes, and at that point after I came out about it, they're like, she doesn't want to lose. And I was like, First of all, I almost broke my leg, but thankfully I didn't break my leg.

And I hate to be the person that blames it on something else because I'd rather blame it on like, I have a hangnail. Sorry, can't vault. Like, or whatever it is. You're like, I wish I could say like money. Yes, and at that point after I came out about it, they're like, she doesn't want to lose. And I was like, First of all, I almost broke my leg, but thankfully I didn't break my leg.

And I hate to be the person that blames it on something else because I'd rather blame it on like, I have a hangnail. Sorry, can't vault. Like, or whatever it is. You're like, I wish I could say like money. Yes, and at that point after I came out about it, they're like, she doesn't want to lose. And I was like, First of all, I almost broke my leg, but thankfully I didn't break my leg.

And I called my agent and I was like, this is a mental injury that they can't see. Do they want me to wear a helmet? I'm like, because they couldn't see it. So they couldn't relate to it. They couldn't grasp it. It's not something that I could tell them so that they could feel like if I broke my ankle, they'd be like, should I broke my ankle before too? Like, I know how that feels.

And I called my agent and I was like, this is a mental injury that they can't see. Do they want me to wear a helmet? I'm like, because they couldn't see it. So they couldn't relate to it. They couldn't grasp it. It's not something that I could tell them so that they could feel like if I broke my ankle, they'd be like, should I broke my ankle before too? Like, I know how that feels.

And I called my agent and I was like, this is a mental injury that they can't see. Do they want me to wear a helmet? I'm like, because they couldn't see it. So they couldn't relate to it. They couldn't grasp it. It's not something that I could tell them so that they could feel like if I broke my ankle, they'd be like, should I broke my ankle before too? Like, I know how that feels.

Of course you can't vault. But for a mental injury, nobody could understand it. So there were so many narratives thrown around, so many different excuses that were pushed onto me. And I think the shittiest part of all at the Olympics I have very good, like, senses, and I knew something was going to go wrong.