I’m curious, what medical school did Hernandez graduate from? I knew Hernandez to be a fine sports columnist, but I had no idea that he was also a doctor of psychiatry. I find Dylan Hernandez’s column regarding Simone Biles and her mental inability to continue in the Olympics very impressive. Simone Biles’ legacy will shine, perhaps even burnished by her candor in the face of a disturbingly public trauma. He has succeeded as a columnist in terms of being provocative he has failed as a journalist whose first obligation is to the truth. Hernandez does not want to hear about it. Hernandez’s credentials as a sportswriter.Īpparently, Bill Walton’s foot injuries and Sandy Koufax’s arthritic elbow would have not led Dylan Hernandez to label them as “failed basketball/baseball players.” If the debilitating problem cannot be diagnosed with an X-ray, Mr. The only thing that has dimmed here is Mr. For the athlete, their health - and life - is at risk. For the viewer, it’s about two minutes of entertainment. The criticism of Biles betrays unfounded expectations of hero worship, conflation of mental health/mental preparedness, and misogyny. She’s a gold medalist the finish hasn’t tarnished. Nobody had the creativity or skills to do them before that won’t dim. Simone Biles has gymnastic moves named after her. But it also tarnishes her legacy as a gymnast. Simone Biles did the right thing by not competing when she believed she couldn’t. Olympics Hernández: Simone Biles excels as a human being but fails as a gymnast Simone didn’t start calling herself the GOAT, the press did. The article was actually quite hurtful and unnecessary. Simone was aware that her form, or lack of, would hurt her team’s chances - and risk serious injury. Perfection more often than not is a fleeting moment in time and it cannot be maintained for a long period of time. The other half is physical.”ĭylan Hernandez had every right to write what he did, despite not being right about what he wrote. Regarding the Olympics, I guess Yogi Berra was right about competition when he said, “Baseball is 90% mental. So to Simone, I say even if you can’t score a 9.9 on another routine in Tokyo, you always will be a 10 when it comes to inspiring young girls and boys to pursue their Olympic dreams. Believe it or not, Super Bowl champ Tom Brady will one day join their ranks.
As great as they were in their respective sports, there finally came a time when all of them realized they just didn’t have “it” any longer. Just look at the careers of baseball legends Babe Ruth or Willie Mays, football stars Fran Tarkenton or Johnny Unitas, swimmer Mark Spitz or gymnast Nadia Comaneci.
But when injuries begin to pile up, time often proves to be a gruesome enemy. Simone Biles arguably is the greatest gymnast of all time.
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Olympics Simone Biles’ Olympic scratch shines light on mental health in gymnasticsĬollege gymnastics coaches salute Simone Biles for having the courage to withdraw from competition and demonstrate how to respond under pressure.
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