Simone Biles
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I'm not familiar with other sports. So if I'm wrong, correct me. But that's kind of how it feels like. So-
I'm not familiar with other sports. So if I'm wrong, correct me. But that's kind of how it feels like. So-
I'm not familiar with other sports. So if I'm wrong, correct me. But that's kind of how it feels like. So-
I go to tell my coach. And I said, I'm done. I'm not doing anymore. Because if I survive that, I don't know how much else I can survive. Like, I always say I'm a cat with nine lives. But I think that was my ninth. I'm done. And she's like, are you sure? And I was like, yes, Jordan, gear up. You're in. You're doing the rest of the meet. I'm not. Like, I can't do it.
I go to tell my coach. And I said, I'm done. I'm not doing anymore. Because if I survive that, I don't know how much else I can survive. Like, I always say I'm a cat with nine lives. But I think that was my ninth. I'm done. And she's like, are you sure? And I was like, yes, Jordan, gear up. You're in. You're doing the rest of the meet. I'm not. Like, I can't do it.
I go to tell my coach. And I said, I'm done. I'm not doing anymore. Because if I survive that, I don't know how much else I can survive. Like, I always say I'm a cat with nine lives. But I think that was my ninth. I'm done. And she's like, are you sure? And I was like, yes, Jordan, gear up. You're in. You're doing the rest of the meet. I'm not. Like, I can't do it.
Internally. But I didn't want to freak out in front of the girls.
Internally. But I didn't want to freak out in front of the girls.
Internally. But I didn't want to freak out in front of the girls.
So I kept, like, as composed as I could have. And I was like, you guys got this. And then they just went, we went to the back just to get evaluated like mentally and physically. But we also didn't want to, I didn't want to scare the girls. So I was like, can we please go? And there's cameras, all the cameras rush over.
So I kept, like, as composed as I could have. And I was like, you guys got this. And then they just went, we went to the back just to get evaluated like mentally and physically. But we also didn't want to, I didn't want to scare the girls. So I was like, can we please go? And there's cameras, all the cameras rush over.
So I kept, like, as composed as I could have. And I was like, you guys got this. And then they just went, we went to the back just to get evaluated like mentally and physically. But we also didn't want to, I didn't want to scare the girls. So I was like, can we please go? And there's cameras, all the cameras rush over.
And I was just like, because I know what happened, but I also don't know what happened and why it happened. So we just went in the back. The girls are gearing up for bars. I come back out and I was like, you guys got this. You'll be fine. Trust me. And they were like, no, we can't do this without you. We're not going to win anymore.
And I was just like, because I know what happened, but I also don't know what happened and why it happened. So we just went in the back. The girls are gearing up for bars. I come back out and I was like, you guys got this. You'll be fine. Trust me. And they were like, no, we can't do this without you. We're not going to win anymore.
And I was just like, because I know what happened, but I also don't know what happened and why it happened. So we just went in the back. The girls are gearing up for bars. I come back out and I was like, you guys got this. You'll be fine. Trust me. And they were like, no, we can't do this without you. We're not going to win anymore.
They're freaking out because they also know what Twitter is going to say if US doesn't win. And I was like, don't worry about it. You guys are here because you're the best in the world and you will be like, go out there and do your job. But I think it was really hard on them because mentally they lost their best player, the veteran. I think it was really hard on them.
They're freaking out because they also know what Twitter is going to say if US doesn't win. And I was like, don't worry about it. You guys are here because you're the best in the world and you will be like, go out there and do your job. But I think it was really hard on them because mentally they lost their best player, the veteran. I think it was really hard on them.
They're freaking out because they also know what Twitter is going to say if US doesn't win. And I was like, don't worry about it. You guys are here because you're the best in the world and you will be like, go out there and do your job. But I think it was really hard on them because mentally they lost their best player, the veteran. I think it was really hard on them.
So that's something that I'll never forgive myself for, for that whole entire experience because I wish I could have been in there with them in a way that I was supposed to physically, putting up team scores, putting them, But after that, I became their loudest and best cheerleader. But I just wish it would have been contributing the way that it was supposed to happen.
So that's something that I'll never forgive myself for, for that whole entire experience because I wish I could have been in there with them in a way that I was supposed to physically, putting up team scores, putting them, But after that, I became their loudest and best cheerleader. But I just wish it would have been contributing the way that it was supposed to happen.