Is it quiting, or a bold and unselfish move for the benefit of the team?

[CajunVic]

Tom Brady is not a good example. He is not doing double secret negative flips with a twist on a 4 inch beam where if you fail to complete 10% of the jump, your head or back is landing on that beam. Tom Brady can always just go down, this athlete can’t in mid air.

Unless you really know what is going on, and ALL the facts surrounding the decision, you as a fan have no right to judge.

[RedTails]

Tom Brady is not a good example. He is not doing double secret negative flips with a twist on a 4 inch beam where if you fail to complete 10% of the jump, your head or back is landing on that beam. Tom Brady can always just go down, this athlete can’t in mid air.

Unless you really know what is going on, and ALL the facts surrounding the decision, you as a fan have no right to judge.

Yea, you're right. When Tom Brady has a mental slip and is getting sacked from his blindside, all he has to do is go down. At least he's not on that balance beam. Gymnasts can elect to have a coach spot them if they need.

I'm not gonna go beyond that in defending an analogy, but I will say I have every right to judge. Athletes have every right to ignore a random poster on RP.

[CajunVic]

QB’s get sacked from their blindside every game. That is an expected risk of the sport.

And when we become known as a judgmental fan base to athletes thinking about coming here, we will see what we get. I’m not talking about things like failing to execute X’s and O’s or failure to be in shape or lack of speed or preparation. I’m talking about judging in situations like Ms Bile and Connor Angel. These types of things are very infrequent and should be processed in a different realm.

[CajunT]

I've been seeing many "she's a quitter" on one side while the other is giving the "how stunning and brave" spiel. I think it's neither.

I think based on the evidence of her medical history, she made a mature decision to say, "You know what? I'm not 100% in my mental state to continue this competition and with that, my presence to compete will hurt the team." So she bowed out. I had a convo with some fellow Cajun posters, and one of them brought up a very valid point that I totally agree with: She's Human.

I think it's safe to say that she's the greatest American gymnast to grace the floor. She has also been an upstanding role model. Was it odd at first when she left? Sure. But I get it. As for people trying to harshly criticize her decision or straight up laud her as a hero, just leave her be for now lol.

This!

She is neither villian or hero, she is human. She did what was best for team and for herself. She handled the press conference with class, she could have hid behind HIPPA and told the media it's none of your business.

[Turbine]

I oft wondered what really killed the Greek Olympics 1,600 years ago.

I'm thinking the fans got fed up with the antics.

[LifeTimeCajun]

I relate this back to Connor Angel. Do any of you think for one second that he had any clue why he could not throw strikes?

Continuing to get on the mound had no chance of assisting his team, in fact it was hurting the team. It also has the coach in a quandary.

When a pitcher is on the mound and has no clue what to do to correct his issues, all continuing to roll him out there will do is give someone who throws with his velocity a chance to suffer an injury.

Whats weird is im pretty sure Deggs and BJ had several rescources at their disposal to fix this situation INCLUDING the two or three people who helped him here locally. And ill leave it at that. Odd situation

[beaux66]

What people don’t realize is that when a QB is mentally not sharp, they throw a few interceptions. When a gymnast doing a dismount of two flips and a double twist are not mentally on their game, they land on their neck and die. She knows her body and her mind and if it ain’t right at any moment, it could be a matter of life and death.

[CajunVic]

What people don’t realize is that when a QB is mentally not sharp, they throw a few interceptions. When a gymnast doing a dismount of two flips and a double twist are not mentally on their game, they land on their neck and die. She knows her body and her mind and if it ain’t right at any moment, it could be a matter of life and death.

Common sense, but yes, many lack it.

[CajunRebel]

What people don’t realize is that when a QB is mentally not sharp, they throw a few interceptions. When a gymnast doing a dismount of two flips and a double twist are not mentally on their game, they land on their neck and die. She knows her body and her mind and if it ain’t right at any moment, it could be a matter of life and death.

Yeah, I think her real issue has gotten lost in the noise. People saw "mental health" and thought she was having some sort of a mental breakdown, when really she was just having the gymnastics equivalent of the "yips." She was having trouble controlling and feeling her body in the air which is why she couldn't land anything in practice. She's not a hero. She's not a bum. She stepped down because it was obviously the only choice.

[ragin50]

Yeah, I think her real issue has gotten lost in the noise. People saw "mental health" and thought she was having some sort of a mental breakdown, when really she was just having the gymnastics equivalent of the "yips." She was having trouble controlling and feeling her body in the air which is why she couldn't land anything in practice. She's not a hero. She's not a bum. She stepped down because it was obviously the only choice.

What about the fact that the awful judges were scoring her lower than she deserved because she was doing routines that no one else can do? (Let's not make the lesser athletes feel bad!) There's some validity to her stepping down for the benefit of the team scoring. It's a shame that the "Everyone gets a trophy" mentality rears it's head even at the highest level in the Olympics.