Swimming Legend Michael Phelps Stood Beside Gymnastics GOAT Simone Biles During Her Worst

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After Simone Biles made the difficult decision to put her mental health first and opt out of participating in the gymnastics team event at the Tokyo Olympics, one former Olympian who knows “the weight of gold” spoke out in support. 28-time Olympic medalist Michael Phelps voiced his support for Biles.

What Michael Phelps said on this

“The easiest way for me to say this is athletes, and Olympic athletes in general, we need someone who we can trust, somebody that can let us be ourselves and listen. Allow us to become vulnerable. Somebody who’s not going to try to fix us,”

Michael Phelps added

“We carry a lot of weight on our shoulders, and it’s challenging.”

Phelps believes his situation is same to Simone Biles

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“I felt like I was carrying, as Simone said, the weight of the world on [my] shoulders.”

More than anything Phelps can hope

“this is an eye-opening experience, I really do. I hope this is an opportunity for us to jump on board, and to even blow this mental health thing even more wide open. It is so much bigger than we can ever imagine.”

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Swimming Legend Michael Phelps Stood Beside Gymnastics GOAT Simone Biles During Her Worst

What Michael Phelps said on this

“The easiest way for me to say this is athletes, and Olympic athletes in general, we need someone who we can trust, somebody that can let us be ourselves and listen. Allow us to become vulnerable. Somebody who’s not going to try to fix us,”

Michael Phelps added

Phelps believes his situation is same to Simone Biles

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