“Look Like She’d Swallowed a Deer”: Simone Biles Faced Body-Shaming by a Coach after Her Underperformance In 2013 Championships

The 25-year-old, Simone Biles, never misses an opportunity to craft wonders. Be it her professional accomplishments or personal life, Simone sure knows how to make the head turn. She is the GOAT of gymnastics. Simone’s strong personality and soft demeanor are something that her fans love.

We all know about her triumphs and accomplishments, but her struggles now need to be re-told. In her autobiography, “Courage to Soar: A Body in Motion, A Life in Balance,” Simone narrates her experiences of struggling days. She describes, how her faith, family, and passion for the game helped her reach heights.

Facing Hurdles Only To Emerge Stronger

Success didn’t come to Simone Biles in one day. Over the years, she has faced multiple setbacks, and one such event was her coach’s firm refusal to let her play. While practicing, Simone injured herself but decided to take over the vault, undeterred by her physical injuries. Her coach Aimee intervened and said, “You are in danger of badly injuring yourself. I’m sorry, but I’m not going to let you do that. You’re out. That’s it.“

Simone was heartbroken. She felt further humiliated when she heard the other coaches passing nasty comments on her. She heard them saying, “How does she expect to compete like that? Maybe if she didn’t look like she’d swallowed a deer, she wouldn’t have fallen.”

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Such harsh words crushed Simone’s spirit. Lifting her spirits, Aimee said, “You just put that out of your head. The problem is how you prepared, or rather how you didn’t prepare.” These words of encouragement from her coach helped Simone brave the hurdles more gallantly. 

Simone Biles Leads The Life Through Examples

Taking everyone by surprise, Simone secured five gold medals in her debut Olympics in Rio in 2016. A true perfectionist, she added two more medals to her credit in Tokyo Olympics 2020.

Her life as a gymnast started very young. She was only six years old when she was introduced to the world of gymnastics. Soon the vaults became her best friend.

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Simone as lot many things on her platter. She is currently busy planning her wedding with her fiance Jonathan Owens. Also, since the trailer for her new Snapchat venture “Daring Simone Biles” dropped, fans can hardly keep the excitement to themselves.