‘She’s on the Olympic Team While You’re on Twitter’-Ronda Rousey Fires Back at Simone Biles’ Critics for Trolling Her Decision to Withdraw From the 2020 Olympics
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Mental health has been taking increasing precedence in the world these days. This has trickled down into the world of sports as well. An increasing number of athletes have voiced their opinions on mental health and the importance of prioritizing it over any expectations that family, friends, or anyone else might have of them.
At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Simone Biles of the USA’s gymnastics team withdrew from the competition because of mental health issues. This decision was obviously met with a lot of support, but also equal amounts of hate and criticism as well.
Everyone judging @Simone_Biles doesnt know their foot from their asshole when it comes to being in her position.Shes on the Olympic team while you’re on Twitter.Whatever is going on cannot be grasped from outside.She’s doing the absolute best she can given the situation she’s in.
— Ronda Rousey (@RondaRousey) July 27, 2021
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A former Olympic gold medalist who has been in Biles’ shoes extended her support to the star gymnast on Twitter. Ronda Rousey, a bronze medalist at the 2008 Beijing games, tweeted, “Everyone judging @Simone_Biles doesnt know their foot from their a**hole when it comes to being in her position. She’s on the Olympic team while you’re on Twitter. Whatever is going on cannot be grasped from outside. She’s doing the absolute best she can given the situation she’s in.”
Ronda Rousey has been a long-time advocate for mental health
The pandemic in 2020 has meant that most people were confined to their homes for the better part of the year. This has negatively impacted many people, including athletes as well. However, athletes these days have become unapologetic in their view of mental health. They have started to prioritize it over everything else.
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The most recent example was star tennis player Naomi Osaka withdrawing from the French Open as she refused to attend the mandatory press conferences. Being an athlete at the highest level comes with an imaginable expectation to perform. Especially if you are someone like Biles or Osaka, the expectations are super high from fans and the media.
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Rousey has always been an advocate for mental health, given that she lost her father at a young age as he committed suicide. The former bantamweight has always been open about how mental health affected her and her family at a young age. Therefore, she is supportive of her fellow athletes.
What do you make of Ronda Rousey’s tweet?
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